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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(3):395-400. Published online March 15, 2002.

A Case of Fetal Hepatic Calcificaion with a Good Prognosis

Kyong Hee KH Na¹, Hyun Jung HJ Lee¹, Sung Soo SS Kim¹, Eun Young EY Kim¹, Kyoung Sim KS Kim¹, Yong Wook YW Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Gwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju, Korea

Correspondence Kyong Hee KH Na ,Email: nelson16@hanmail.net

Abstract

Recently, the increasing use of antenatal high resolutional ultrasonographic studies, and the increasing expertise of sonographers have contributed to the more frequent prenatal detecton of fetal hepatic calcification. Fetal hepatic calcification can arise from peritoneal, ischemic, infectious, neoplastic, and idiopathic causes. There are many reports that the prognosis is good in isolated fetal hepatic calcification without chromosomal aberrations, associated congenital malfomations or other organ abnormalities. We report one case of fetal hepatic calcification diagnosed by prenatal ultrasonography at gestational age of 27 weeks, without chromosomal abnormalities or other associated organ abnormalities, showing good prognosis.

Keywords :Hepatic, Calcification, Fetus