Prenatal MRI of an esophageal duplication cyst with polyhydramnios and right pleural effusion

Authors

  • L Yu-Peng
  • L Yi-Lan
  • S Wen-Ko Department of Radiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan. Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.673

Abstract

A 28-year-old woman at 32 weeks of gestation was referred to us for evaluation of a fetal mediastinal cystic mass detected during prenatal ultrasonography. MRI revealed a fluid-filled tubular structure extending from the carina along the presumed course of the fetal esophagus (Fig. A and B, arrows), polyhydramnios, and right pleural effusion (Fig. B, arrowhead). The diagnosis of esophageal duplication cyst was confirmed at the operation carried out after delivery.

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Published

2011-05-13

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Images in Clinical Radiology