Gallstones

Marcos Antonio Velasco Sanchez, MD; Candelario Conda Moreno, MD; Andres Zurita Zurita, MD; Juan de Dios Bautista, MD; Miguel Angel Albarran, MD

Centro de Estudios  e Investigacion  En  Salud Materno Fetal de la Secretaria de Salud del Estado de Guerrero, Mexico.

Hospital General  Dr. Donato G. Alarcon de Ciudad Renacimiento, Acapulco,Guerrero, Mexico.

Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autonoma de Guerrero, Mexico.

Case report

A 16-year-old woman (G1 P0), was referred to our department again at 37 weeks of gestation. Her previous ultrasound performed at 14 weeks was normal. Out ultrasound examination revealed hyperechoic lesions within the fetal gallbladder consistent with gallstones. No other anomalies were found. 

Images 1,2: Transverse view of the abdomen, note the hyperechoic content in the gallbladder.

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Images 3,4: Images show abdominal vasculature, umbilical vein and portal and hepatic veins.

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Videos 1,2: Transverse view of the abdomen showing gallbladder with gallstones and umbilical vein and portal and hepatic vein.

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