Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Abdomen, Contrast agents, Ultrasound, Contrast agent-intravenous, Diagnostic procedure, Cysts, Inflammation, Neoplasia
Authors:
L. Navarro Vilar1, M. J. MARTINEZ PEREZ2, T. Ripollés2, J. vizuete del rio2, E. Garcia Martinez2, C. P. Fernandez Ruiz2, D. Jimenez Restrepo2, E. Casula2, R. Revert Espí2; 1Valencia, Va/ES, 2VALENCIA/ES
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/C-2378
Background
The cysts in the solid organs of the abdomen are more common in the liver,
pancreas,
spleen and kidneys.
These cysts may be classified as congenital or acquired types.
The congenital cyst may occur associated to congenital cystic diseases (von Hippel-Lindau,
autosomical polycystic kidney disease,
polycystic liver disease,
cystic fibrosis) and acquired cysts are caused by infection or trauma.
Collections may also be found in the abdominal and pelvis cavity after surgery.
There are some cystic masses that mimic true cysts as abscesses or cystic tumors that must be differentiated and distinguished from simple cysts.
Most of abdominal cystic lesions show a characteristic appearance in ultrasound (US),
that do not require complementary techniques for their characterization,
but some complex cystic lesions or cystic tumors may present a diagnostic challenge because of non-specific features and need further tests or monitoring in order to determine their origin,
components or aggressiveness.