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bile formation by hepatic cells begin when
12 wks
the midgut is suspended by
elongated dorsal mesentery
The Hindgut is supplied by
inferior mesenteric artery
Stomach should be seen by
14 to 16 weeks
Echogenic debris may sometimes be seen along dependent wall of stomach
Vernix
If stomach seen in right upper quadrant, condition is called
situs inversus
If fetus is in vertex presentation with spine up, both aorta and stomach should be seen to left of spine
Stomach
can be visualized in thorax during second and third trimesters as two or more parallel echogenic lines (“multilayered” pattern)
Normal esophagus
Measured at level of portal sinus and umbilical portion of left portal vein (“hockey stick” appearance on sonogram)
Abdominal Circumference
Abdominal circumference should be round, not oval.
Abdominal Circumference
Joins umbilical portion of left portal vein at caudal margin of left intersegmental fissure of liver
Umbilical Cord Insertion
Visualization of insertion site must be made to rule out presence of omphalocele, gastroschisis, hernia, and mass formation.
Umbilical Cord Insertion
Movement of gastric musculature begins in
approximately fourth to fifth month of gestation
After 15th to 16th week, meconium begins to accumulate in distal part of small intestine
Bowel
Appears as ill-defined area of increased echogenicity in mid to lower abdomen
Bowel
Hyperechoic appearance could be secondary to reflections from walls of collapsed loops of small bowel or from mesenteric fat between loops
Bowel
As pregnancy progresses: Hyperechoic area becomes less prominent Small bowel located more centrally in abdomen than colon
Bowel
Normal diameter of small bowel lumen ≤5 mm, with length of 15 mm near term
bowel
Haustral folds of colon help to differentiate it from small bowel
Bowel
In early gestation, haustral folds appear as thin linear echoes within lumen of colon Later, colon diameter increases and folds become longer and thicker
Bowel
Colon seen near end of second trimester as long tubular hypoechoic structure with well-defined walls
Bowel
Normal measurements of colon diameter range from 3 to 5 mm at 20 weeks to 23 mm or larger at term
Bowel
does not have peristalsis like small bowel
Colon
more peripheral than small bowel
Colon
After 14 weeks of gestation, lipid absorbed from fetal colon and remaining contents collect in colon as meconium
Bowel
hypoechoic relative to fetal liver and in comparison with bowel wall
Meconium within lumen of colon
Accounts for 10% of total weight of fetus at 11 weeks and 5% of total weight at term
Liver
Left lobe of liver larger than right in utero secondary to greater supply of oxygenated blood Reverses after birth
Liver
Distinguished by location to right of portal-umbilical vein and as oblong, more oval structure than “tubular” intrahepatic umbilical vein
Gallbladder
Lies in the retroperitoneal cavity anterior to the superior mesenteric vessels, aorta, and inferior vena cava (IVC)
Pancreas
Normal fetal pancreas has been seen in utero but is more difficult to routinely visualize because of the lack of fatty tissue within the gland
Pancreas
Homogeneous in texture Similar in echogenicity to kidney Slightly less echogenic than liver Increases in size during gestation Imaged on transverse plane posterior and to left of fetal stomach
Spleen
Is involved in several congenital anomalies but rarely affected by isolated hepatic lesions
Abnormalities of the Hepatobiliary System
Liver parenchymal cysts and hemangiomas of liver have been reported. Enlarges in fetuses with Rh-immune disease in response to increased hematopoiesis
Abnormalities of the Hepatobiliary System
Liver tumors, hamartoma, hepatoblastoma uncommon but may be seen
Liver
Hemangioendothelioma Most common symptomatic, vascular hepatic tumor of infancy (although rare) May cause nonimmune hydrops in fetus
Liver
Sonographic Findings of the liver
Most liver tumors appear as hypoechoic solid masses; cystic components have also been reported as mixed with solid masses
Partial situs divided into asplenia and polysplenia
Situs Inversus
Choledochal cyst (dilation of CBD) may be diagnosed when
cystic mass identified adjacent to fetal stomach and gallbladder
Agenesis of gallbladder occurs in approximately
20% of patients with biliary atresia
Absence of gallbladder can occur in association with
polysplenia and rare multiple anomaly syndromes
Combination of polyhydramnios and absent stomach over repeated studies may be suggestive of
esophageal atresia