Liver Cysts: Small sacs filled with fluid (known as cysts) can develop on the liver. These cysts are not cancerous, and they often do not cause any health problems or symptoms. However, very large cysts on the liver can sometimes cause abdominal pain or discomfort, particularly in the uppe...
Liver Cysts TeachMe Surgery Part of theTeachMe Series Sign UpLog In Introduction Cysts of the liverare a relativelycommoncondition, most commonly through incidental identification on routine imaging. Whilst the majority of cases aresimple cysts, a small number are caused by malignancy or infection,...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook cyst (redirected fromcysts of liver) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia cyst (sĭst) n. 1.An abnormal membranous sac in the body containing a gaseous, liquid, or semisolid substance. 2.A sac or vesicle in the body. ...
The most frequent anatomic locations are liver and lung. Dogs and other canines are the primary definitive hosts for this parasite. Hydatid cyst may develop after accidental ingestion of tapeworm eggs, excreted with the feces of these animals. Diagnosis is usually based on radiological and ...
Other internal cysts, such as those in the kidneys or the liver, may go unnoticed until an imaging scan (X-ray, MRI scan, CAT scan, ultrasound) detects them. The most common type of cyst is the sebaceous cyst. Also called epidermoid, pilar, and vulvar cysts, they are harmless, slow-...
94% on room air. Lung auscultation revealed absent breath sounds on the right hemithorax. His abdomen was soft and nontender, without hepatosplenomegaly. His white blood cell count was 8000/μL, with 25.8% eosinophils (reference range, 0%-9%). C-reactive protein level and results f...
Share on Facebook bile duct (redirected frombile duct cysts) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia n. Any of the excretory passages in the liver that carry bile to the hepatic duct, which joins with the cystic duct to form the common bile duct opening into the duodenum. Also calledbiliary duct. ...
Search over 8,400 pages on this site...Other names for breast cysts are... fibrocystic breasts, fibrocystic breast disease, chronic cystic mastitis, mammary dysplasia, diffuse cystic mastopathy, fibrosclerosis of breast, fibroadenoma, fibroadenomata....
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Based on our experience with four cases of liver cysts and review of the literature, the following conclusions are reached: (1) Diagnosis can be established with routine and special radiologic studies. (2) Laparotomy is indicated for patients with symptoms or uncertain diagnosis. (3) Surgical man...