05 January 2021>: Clinical Research
Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diagnosis of Prenatal Non-Visualization of the Fetal Gallbladder: A Case-Series Study
Yuanhe Wang 1ABCDEF* , Jinling Zhou 1C* , Meixiang Deng 2D , Xiaomiao Xiang 3DF , Xiaojun Zhu 1E*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.927474
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e927474
Table 1 Characteristics of 26 cases of isolated PNVGB.
Case | MRI (WG) | MRI appearance | Follow-up ultrasonography | Visualized time of gallbladder | Gender of baby | Postnatal ultrasonography | Final diagnosis | Outcome | Follow-up duration |
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1 | 30+ | PNVGB | PNVGB | – | Male | Non-visualization of gallbladder | Gallbladder agenesis | Healthy | 26 months |
2 | 27 | PNVGB | 1.3×0.3 cm | 27+ | Female | Normal | Transient PNVGB | Healthy | 25 months |
3 | 32+ | Visible, small, 0.7–1.2 cm | PNVGB | 32+ | Male | Not performed | Unknown | Healthy | 25 months |
4 | 32 | PNVGB | 1.1×0.3×0.4 cm | 33+ | Female | Not performed | Unknown | Healthy | 25 months |
5 | 29 | PNVGB | PNVGB | 2 days after birth | Male | Normal | Transient PNVGB | Healthy | 20 months |
6 | 31 | PNVGB | PNVGB | – | Female | – | Unknown | TOP | – |
7 | 34 | Visible, small, 0.6×0.3 cm | PNVGB | 34 | Female | Not performed | Unknown | Healthy | 21 months |
8 | 32 | Visible, small, 0.5×1.0 cm | PNVGB | 32 | Female | Not performed | Unknown | Healthy | 21 months |
9 | 32 | PNVGB | PNVGB | – | Male | Not performed | Unknown | Healthy | 19 months |
10 | 33 | PNVGB | PNVGB | – | Male | Not performed | Unknown | Healthy | 40 months |
11 | 36 | Visible, small | PNVGB | 1 month after birth | Male | Normal | Transient PNVGB | Healthy | 28 months |
12 | 37 | PNVGB | PNVGB | 2 days after birth | Female | Normal | Transient PNVGB | Healthy | 52 months |
13 | 33 | Visible, small | PNVGB | 33 | Male | Non-visualization of gallbladder | Gallbladder agenesis | Healthy | 51 months |
14 | 26 | Visible, 0.5×0.9 cm | PNVGB | 26 | – | – | – | – | Lost |
15 | 31 | PNVGB | PNVGB | 6 months after birth | Female | Normal | Transient PNVGB | Healthy | 57 months |
16 | 36 | Visible, small | PNVGB | 36 | Male | Not performed | Unknown | Healthy | 18 months |
17 | 27 | PNVGB | PNVGB | – | Male | Not performed | Unknown | Healthy | 15 months |
18 | 32 | PNVGB | PNVGB | 15 months after birth | Female | Normal | Transient PNVGB | Healthy | 15 months |
19 | 33 | PNVGB | Visible | 33 weeks-birth | Female | Not performed | Unknown | Healthy | 17 months |
20 | 34 | PNVGB | PNVGB | – | Male | Non-visualization of gallbladder | Gallbladder agenesis | Healthy | 18 months |
21 | 29 | PNVGB | PNVGB | 3 days after birth | Female | Normal | Transient PNVGB | Healthy | 15 months |
22 | 29 | PNVGB | PNVGB | 3 days after birth | Male | Small and left position | Gallbladder agenesis | Healthy | 12 months |
23 | 26 | PNVGB | PNVGB | 7days after birth | Male | Small | Gallbladder agenesis | Healthy | 10 months |
24 | 37 | PNVGB | PNVG | 3 months after birth | Female | Normal | Transient PNVGB | Healthy | 11 months |
25 | 32 | PNVGB | PNVGB | – | Male | Not performed | Unknown | Healthy | 11 months |
26 | 25 | PNVGB | Visible | 29 | Male | Normal | Transient PNVGB | Healthy | 6 months |
MRI – magnetic resonance imaging; WG – gestational weeks; PNVGB – prenatal non-visualization of the fetal gallbladder; TOP – termination of pregnancy. |