It is rare for liver cysts to cause liver cancer or liver failure. Most liver cysts do not cause symptoms, particularly solitary "simple" cysts under 3 centimeters (cm) in size. When symptoms occur, ...

Conclusions: The cystic plate approach is a safe, feasible, and effective approach that has the advantages of minimal invasiveness with less bleeding and seepage, reduced use of biological clips, and ...

This simple surgical procedure can relieve symptoms. You may also take antibiotics to ensure success. Lancing is also used to treat swollen, infected cysts. The only way to ensure cysts don't grow ...

An ingrown hair bump, or cyst, extends from your body’s surface and deep underneath it. It often looks like a red pimple with one hair on its surface, but other types can look different and ...

Medical conditions such as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), chronic liver diseases, inflammatory bowel diseases, a history of bile duct cysts (choledochal), liver fluke infection, family ...

The present study suggests that biliary disease, such as choledochal cyst and biliary sludge, should be considered as one of the underlying causes of acute pancreatitis, particularly in children ...

It is a simple and noninvasive technique to differentiate solid from cystic lesions and may be sufficient to establish the diagnosis of small hemangiomas or hepatic cysts. However, the diagnostic ...

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder driven by CFTR mutations that affects the exocrine glands. Manifesting with excessively viscous mucus production, patients typically experience obstruction of ...