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Disappearing cyst of the hepatic hilum in uncorrectable biliary atresia

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A 2-month-old boy with biliary atresia (BA) with an extremely rare prenatal history is reported. A cystic lesion in the hepatic hilum was diagnosed during prenatal ultrasonography at 20 weeks’ gestation. However, it disappeared during later prenatal observation. He was diagnosed with an uncorrectable type of BA after a massive subdural hemorrhage at the age of 66 days. A fetus suspected of having a cyst of the biliary tree should be followed even after the cyst has disappeared spontaneously.

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We thank G. Arya, MS, of the Division of Liver Transplant, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Ohio, USA, for editing the manuscript.

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  1. Jun Fujishiro

    Present address: Division of Organ Replacement Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical School, 3311-1, Yakushiji, Minamikawachi, Kawachi, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan

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  1. Department of Surgery, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, 2100, Magome, Iwatsuki, Saitama, 339-8551, Japan

    Jun Fujishiro, Tadashi Iwanaka, Mari Arai, Hiroshi Kawashima, Sumi Kudou & Satohiko Imaizumi

  2. Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Souka City Hospital, Saitama, Japan

    Sumiko Hirukawa & Orie Inasaka

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Fujishiro, J., Iwanaka, T., Arai, M. et al. Disappearing cyst of the hepatic hilum in uncorrectable biliary atresia. Ped Surgery Int 21, 116–118 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-004-1352-y

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