Management of a suprasellar arachnoid cyst identified using prenatal sonography
✍ Scribed by Juri Fujimura; Yoshio Shima; Hajime Arai; Rei Ogawa; Yoshitaka Fukunaga
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 166 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
We present a rare case of suprasellar arachnoid cyst discovered incidentally on routine fetal sonographic examination. Serial sonographic and MRI scanning led to a prenatal diagnosis and appropriate endoscopic treatment at 5 months of age. The patient is currently developing normally at 3 years of age. Careful screening of fetal intracranial abnormalities is important in routine prenatal sonographic examination for early intervention, which will prevent irreversible complications such as endocrine disorders and visual impairment. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 34:92–94, 2006