MATERNAL & CHILD COMMUNITY
Abnormal Ultrasound - Fetal Gall Stone

Abnormal Ultrasound - Fetal Gall Stone

My husband and I just received word that the ultrasound of our unborn baby shows it might have a gall stone. The fetus is 19 weeks and 5 days and is normal in every other way. They've scheduled another ultrasound but it's not for 4 weeks. Why the wait? Are there things I should be looking for in the interim? What are treatment options (if any) if it comes back true and the baby does still show a stone at 23 weeks?
Related Discussions
2 Comments Post a Comment
Blank
Avatar_n_tn
Boy, that's a new one!  Bear in mind I have only worked in high risk OB for 23 years, but I have never heard of such a thing, let alone such a thing diagnosed at only 19 weeks of gest!

I am assuming they want to wait to confirm this highly unusual condition until the baby is a bit bigger.  There is nothing that could or would be done in the meantime.  It's not like there is any medical or surgical treatment for this at 19 weeks of gest.

If I had to guess, in 4 weeks they will decide there is not or never was a gallstone.  Hopefully not, anyway.  Let us know!
Blank
Avatar_n_tn
Thought I'd provide an update.  I've spoken with a couple doctors today, including my own.  Yes, in fact he did find an area by the liver and gallbladder that looks like it has an abnormal calcium deposit.  The plan is to retest in 4 weeks and if its still there, repeat the test at 28 weeks.  The specialist I spoke with said it can't truly be identified as such until 28 weeks.  If it is there at that point, however, they'd recommend a more detailed screening of the fetus.  Specifically, they'd be looking for calcium deposits in other areas.  So - for now it's a wait and see game.  There's no immediate risk, however, to either me or the fetus.
Blank
Post a Comment
To
Comment
Post A Comment
Go
MedHelp Health Answers
Submit
Blank
Baby Tracker
Track your baby's growth
Start Tracking Now
Top Children's Health Answerers
13167_tn?1327197724
Blank
RockRose
Austin, TX
134578_tn?1333922867
Blank
AnnieBrooke
OR
1794093_tn?1336598309
Blank
Lesley27
saskatoon, SK
172023_tn?1334675884
Blank
peekawho
Pisgah Forest, NC
127529_tn?1331844380
Blank
mum2beagain
BC
171768_tn?1324233699
Blank
tiredbuthappy
Blank
Weight Tracker
Reach your weight goal faster
Start Tracking Now
RSS Expert Activity
1741471_tn?1336957856
Blank
LIVE WEBINAR TOMORROW!-SUPER BODY, ... Blank
May 22 by Michael Gonzalez-WallaceBlank
2126606_tn?1335910182
Blank
Fibromyalgia Awareness
May 11 by Clare Waismann Kavin, RASBlank
2126606_tn?1335910182
Blank
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia reduces...
May 03 by Clare Waismann Kavin, RASBlank