Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol 5, Issue 10 589-591, Copyright © 1986 by American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Prenatal ultrasonic diagnosis of congenital duplication of the stomach
J. K. Bidwell and A. Nelson
A case of gastric duplication cyst first visualized sonographically in the
prenatal period is described. The prenatal identification of abnormality
allowed prompt postdelivery diagnosis and surgical treatment. The
characteristic location of this cyst is in the right upper quadrant of the
fetal abdomen. The presence of peristalitic activity within the cyst can
point to a gastrointestinal origin. A hypoechoic outer rim and hyperechoic
inner rim also suggests the stomach as the etiologic origin of the cyst.
With this entity, the presence of associated congenital anomalies should be
sought. No known associated genetic chromosomal anomalies are reported.
