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Prenatal Diagnosis of Caroli Disease Associated With Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease by 3-D Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

BACKGROUND: Caroli disease is a very rare congenital anomaly characterized by non-obstructive saccular or fusiform dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts. It is associated with bile stagnation and hepatolithiasis, which explain the recurrent cholangitis and portal hypertension as a consequence of congenital liver fibrosis. Although there are several reports of diagnosis in childhood and adult life, the prenatal diagnosis using conventional 2-D ultrasound is rare, with few reports in the literature.

CASE: We present a case of a 26-year-old primigravid woman at 24 weeks of gestation which 3-D ultrasound in the rendering mode clearly revealed the enlarged fetal kidneys and the increased abdominal volume, confirming the diagnosis of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. The MRI was essential to the prenatal diagnosis of Caroli disease, identifying the congenital saccular dilations of intrahepatic bile ducts.

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