Prenatal diagnosis of extrahepatic biliary duct atresia |
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| Authors: | Moshe Ben-Ami Yuri Perlitz Stavit Shalev Ibrahim Shajrawi Francoise Muller |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Poriya Hospital, Affiliated to the Rappoport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel;2. Department of Pathology, Poriya Hospital, Affiliated to the Rappoport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel;3. Biochemistry Laboratory, Assistance Hopitaux Publique De Paris, Paris, France |
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| Abstract: | A rare case of extrahepatic biliary atresia was diagnosed by a combination of prenatal ultrasound and measurements of fetal digestive enzymes in amniotic fluid. Ultrasound at 15 and 18 weeks' gestation failed to detect the gall bladder, and amniotic fluid digestive enzyme values were below the fifth percentile. The patient decided to terminate the pregnancy. Post-abortal pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | biliary atresia prenatal diagnosis |
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