Congenital Hepatic Cysts

Allan, Morven; Davenport, Mark

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-93534-8_29

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“…Indeed, according to a recent review on this topic, fewer than 30 cases diagnosed prenatally have been reported in the literature, with a large single pediatric surgery referral center series reporting only 11 cases. 1 Another large referral pediatric surgery center reported no cases of hepatic cyst in their 22-year experience with prenatally diagnosed abdominal cysts. 8 Congenital hepatic cyst is a rare condition and usually they are small and resolve or remain asymptomatic during infancy.…”

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“…8 Congenital hepatic cyst is a rare condition and usually they are small and resolve or remain asymptomatic during infancy. 1,9 It is therefore possible that this condition has been largely underrecognized or grossly underreported, which may explain the low number of cases described in the literature.…”

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“…Histologically, they are usually lined by cuboid epithelia and surrounded by a fibrous capsule. 1 Although they do not connect to the biliary tree or contain bile, they are thought to arise from aberrant bile ducts or intrahepatic peribiliary glands. 1 Congenital hepatic cysts are amenable for detection by prenatal ultrasound.…”

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“…1 Although they do not connect to the biliary tree or contain bile, they are thought to arise from aberrant bile ducts or intrahepatic peribiliary glands. 1 Congenital hepatic cysts are amenable for detection by prenatal ultrasound. 2 However, in the vast majority of cases they develop late in pregnancy and, therefore, can only be identified incidentally if a third-trimester scan is performed due to other obstetric indications.…”

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Introduction Congenital hepatic cyst is a rare hepatobiliary malformation that can present as an asymptomatic, unilocular, upper abdominal cystic mass in the fetus. Cases We report two cases of congenital hepatic cyst in which the diagnosis was made by prenatal ultrasound at 25 and 33 weeks’ gestation. The diagnosis was confirmed postnatally by abdominal ultrasound and radiologic imaging studies. Although the infants remained asymptomatic, laparoscopic excision was performed due to the increasing size of the cyst in both cases. Pathological examination of the resected specimens confirmed a simple cyst in one case and an epidermoid cyst in the other. Conclusions Our cases and those described in the literature demonstrate the usefulness of incidental prenatal detection of congenital hepatic cyst, especially during late pregnancy. Such a diagnosis can allow for proper perinatal surveillance, selection of the route of delivery, and timely postnatal surgical intervention if required.

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