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When the doctor tells you he wants you to come in for a sonogram to see if you have a cyst on liver. is this serious?

Q: when the doctor tells you he wants you to come in for a sonogram to see if you have a cyst on liver. is this serious?

: It is very much depend on what your problem or symptom is. However, we usually do not order liver ultrasound to look for the cyst(s) which is (are) usually benign.

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Dr. Hiep Le answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

It is very much depend on what your problem or symptom is. However, we usually do not order liver ultrasound to look for the cyst(s) which is (are) usually benign.

Answered 6/4/2021

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A member asked:

When the doctor tells you he wants you to come in for a sonogram to see if you have a cyst on liver. is this serious?

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