A research team from Saudi Arabia determined the efficacy and success of percutaneous aspiration irrigation and re-aspiration (PAIR) in the management of hepatic hydatidosis. They found that PAIR ...

In a recent study, researchers in the Netherlands found that hepatic cyst infection recurrence was common and recommended oral ciprofloxacin as initial treatment for the infection. “Currently, the ...

Polycystic Liver Disease (PCLD) is the presence of multiple cysts (usually more than 10), fluid-filled spaces of varying size (2 mm- 20 cm) - like small balloons in the liver. It is a rare genetic ...

In this study, the clinicopathological characteristics of hepatic mucinous cystic neoplasms are compared with those of biliary intraductal papillary neoplasms. The diagnosis of mucinous cystic ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with several liver cysts over 15 years ago. My primary doctor and I follow the growth of the cysts by ultrasound, and one is increasing in size. We did an MRI with and ...

Paul G. Donohue, M.D. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I had a doctor for many years. When I first went to him, he sent me to a heart doctor for tests. The heart doctor put me on Lipitor, and I have taken it ever ...

Clinical symptoms and patient history are crucial in determining the extent of the diagnostic workup. The diagnostic challenge is to distinguish between three types of lesions: tumors that must be ...

A research team from Saudi Arabia determined the efficacy and success of percutaneous aspiration irrigation and re-aspiration (PAIR) in the management of hepatic hydatidosis. They found that PAIR ...