Medically reviewed by Kiarra King, MD A vaginal ultrasound, also called a transvaginal ultrasound, is a type of medical ...

Abdominal masses are often treatable. However, health complications may arise depending on the cause of the mass. A cyst (abnormal mass in the body, filled with fluid or infected matter ...

KDIGO guideline is the first specifically addressing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and focuses on some unique aspects of management.

Locate abdominal ascites in right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, suprapubic, and paracolic gutters and estimate for safety of bedside paracentesis. Recognize suggestive findings of medical renal ...

Although a thorough history and radiographic findings often suggest a particular diagnosis, endoscopic ultrasound ... and include upper abdominal discomfort or pain, early satiety, and weight loss. On ...

Two to three small cylindrical tubes called trocars are placed in the abdominal cavity ... visualization of the kidney or cyst, does not provide a large sampling of tissue, does not allow for ...

A simple cyst classically appears as a mass that has well-defined borders. On ultrasound, it is generally anechoic and shows significant posterior acoustic enhancement (Fig. 1). As opposed to most ...

The ovarian cyst wall opens up, which exposes the fluid in the cyst to your abdominal cavity. Physical activity or sexual activity may lead to a cyst in the ovary that ruptures. Ruptured ovarian ...