Giant Renal Cyst Mimicking Ascites on Abdominal Ultrasonography
An article describes diagnostic difficulties in patient with giant renal cyst, erroneously diagnosed as ascites on ultrasonographic examination. Patient was initially suspected to have disseminated intraabdominal malignancy. Abdominal paracentesis of supposed ascites was performed. The diagnosis of...
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| author | Martin Borovec Miroslav Solař Jiří Ceral Antonín Michl |
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| description | An article describes diagnostic difficulties in patient with giant renal cyst, erroneously diagnosed as ascites on ultrasonographic examination. Patient was initially suspected to have disseminated intraabdominal malignancy. Abdominal paracentesis of supposed ascites was performed. The diagnosis of giant renal cyst was finally made by CT and patient was treated surgically. The limitations of ultrasonographic examination are pointed out are and a brief review of similar cases is given. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56fb069930024b2b8a05c80d47021c252022-12-22T01:15:50ZengKarolinum PressActa Medica1211-42861805-96942009-01-01522818210.14712/18059694.2016.110Giant Renal Cyst Mimicking Ascites on Abdominal UltrasonographyMartin Borovec0Miroslav Solař1Jiří Ceral2Antonín Michl3Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech RepublicCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech RepublicCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech RepublicCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hradec Králové, Czech RepublicAn article describes diagnostic difficulties in patient with giant renal cyst, erroneously diagnosed as ascites on ultrasonographic examination. Patient was initially suspected to have disseminated intraabdominal malignancy. Abdominal paracentesis of supposed ascites was performed. The diagnosis of giant renal cyst was finally made by CT and patient was treated surgically. The limitations of ultrasonographic examination are pointed out are and a brief review of similar cases is given.https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/52/2/0081/Renal cystAscitesUltrasonography |
| spellingShingle | Martin Borovec Miroslav Solař Jiří Ceral Antonín Michl Giant Renal Cyst Mimicking Ascites on Abdominal Ultrasonography Acta Medica Renal cyst Ascites Ultrasonography |
| title | Giant Renal Cyst Mimicking Ascites on Abdominal Ultrasonography |
| title_full | Giant Renal Cyst Mimicking Ascites on Abdominal Ultrasonography |
| title_fullStr | Giant Renal Cyst Mimicking Ascites on Abdominal Ultrasonography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant Renal Cyst Mimicking Ascites on Abdominal Ultrasonography |
| title_short | Giant Renal Cyst Mimicking Ascites on Abdominal Ultrasonography |
| title_sort | giant renal cyst mimicking ascites on abdominal ultrasonography |
| topic | Renal cyst Ascites Ultrasonography |
| url | https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/52/2/0081/ |
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