Prenatal detection of a congenital pancreatic cyst and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

We report a case of congenital pancreatic cyst detected prenatally by ultrasound in a fetus with evidence for a diagnosis of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS). Neonatal hypoglycaemia was prevented. The cyst was managed by internal drainage. This is the second reported case of BWS associated with pan...

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Published in:Prenatal diagnosis 1997-03, Vol.17 (3), p.276-280
Main Authors: FREMOND, B, POULAIN, P, ODENT, S, MILON, J, TREGUIER, C, BABUT, J. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome - embryology
Biological and medical sciences
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Jejunum - surgery
Male
Management. Prenatal diagnosis
Medical sciences
Pancreatic Cyst - congenital
Pancreatic Cyst - diagnostic imaging
Pancreatic Cyst - surgery
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Summary:We report a case of congenital pancreatic cyst detected prenatally by ultrasound in a fetus with evidence for a diagnosis of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS). Neonatal hypoglycaemia was prevented. The cyst was managed by internal drainage. This is the second reported case of BWS associated with pancreatic cystic dysplasia and the first time that this association has been detected prenatally. Differential diagnosis of cystic abdominal lesions occurring in utero should take pancreatic cysts into consideration. This case suggests that pancreatic cysts should be included in the BWS phenotype.
ISSN:0197-3851
1097-0223
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199703)17:3<276::AID-PD52>3.0.CO;2-7