The prevalence and natural history of hepatic cysts examined by ultrasound: a health checkup population retrospective cohort study

Abstract The prevalence of hepatic cysts in the general population and their natural history are largely unknown. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and natural history of hepatic cysts by investigating health checkup participants. Ultrasonographic data of health checkup participants (n = 38,...

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Main Authors: Kota Tsuruya, Yasuhiro Nishizaki, Masayuki Tatemichi, Yusuke Mishima, Yoshimasa Shimma, Yoshitaka Arase, Shunji Hirose, Koichi Shiraishi, Tatehiro Kagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16875-z