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A 36-year old female asked about a 61-year old female:
What are the most common risks of having an ultrasound guided aspiration for a left, back knee ganglion cyst? Was told the recurrence rate is 50%. Is there anything I can do to also lower this rate?
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A 41-year old female asked:
I am getting an ultra-sound guided aspiration and injection of two painful ganglion cysts in my knee (one is over 3cm). What is recovery like?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Abnormal cells found in breast cyst on cytology. Cannot be seen on ultrasound due to aspiration so cannot do biopsy. Would MRI help?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I've had multiple bilateral simple renal cysts for a few years. Recent ultrasound shows internal echoes in one of them. Can simple cyst turn complex?
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A 54-year old male asked:
Since 2018 I've had yearly renal ultrasounds to track a complex cyst. In 2018 it measured 2.5 cm. In 2019 2.4 cm, in 2020 2.4 cm and this year 2.6 cm. Is the up and down measurements concerning? The characteristics have have been consistent?
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A 63-year old male asked:
Good morning doctors. I have a complex renal cyst 4.7 x 5.2 cm. This complex cyst used to be a simple cyst. I have two other simple cysts. No masses or blockages or other concerns were noted on ultrasound How should I treat this complex renal cyst?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Ultrasound says 9mm small renal cyst, was not indicated if its simple or complex. What will i do? Will i repeat it again? Pls help
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A 63-year old male asked:
Hi doctors. I had a renal mesenteric ultrasound. The sonographer reported one complex cyst lower pole with septation 4.7 cm x 5.2 cm. Does the fact that the word septation was used in the singular mean there was only one? What do the cm numbers mean?
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A 36-year old male asked:
How common and often are renal cysts found on imaging like CT and ultrasound? Is this something seen very often?
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A 63-year old male asked:
Very good evening doctors. I had a renal mesenteric ultrasound. Could you please explain what this means? Cyst with septation in the lower pole 4.7 cm x 5.2 cm?" Two other simple cysts one in upper pole right kidney one in upper pole left kidney?
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A 62-year old male asked:
Hi doctors. I had a renal ultrasound that showed cyst with septation in the lower pole 4.7 x 5.2cm. I have two other simple cysts. The rest of the renal ultrasound was within normal limits. In your valued opinion, how do I address this septated cyst?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I have pelvic ultrasound yesterday and found out tiny non obstructing nephrolithiasis, bilateral; small renal cyst measuring 9mm, left.Should i worry?
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A 36-year old male asked:
How often are renal cysts found on CT? I am 36 and told through CT scan w/ contrast that I have a "low density" 6mm lesion on my kidney that they believe is a cyst but too small to characterize. Ultrasound after saw nothing. What does this mean?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Subtle hyperechoic foci in both kidneys, probably renal calculi. Left renal cyst measured 17mm. There is no hydronephrosis or other masses. What does this kidney ultrasound mean?
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A 24-year old male asked:
My mom's (48) whole abdomen ultrasound says 1.2 cm renal cortical cyst. No categorization. Simple or complex. We went to our family doctor. He said it's nothing to worry about. However why isn't it categorized? Kindly suggest me?
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A 60-year old female asked:
Had Abd CT/urogram on Tues for a follow up of a simple kidney cyst on repeat ultrasounds. CT showed Right upper pole cyst measuring 3.2 2.3 cm RIGHT RENAL SIMPLE CYST (BOSNIAK CATEGORY ONE). Is this concerning? Will I need follow up?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Hub had a CT scan that found a 7 CM cyst in his liver read as benign and one in his kidney. Ultrasound showed complex renal cyst. Related? Age 69
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A 45-year old female asked:
I have a friend who is 70 yrs old. Ultrasound shows left 2.3 cm mid pole focus thick,mildly echogenic separation. Mildly complex left renal cyst. (Bosnian IIF-III). Is this malignant? What does the above mean or signal?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Discomfort lower back, both side, below ribs. BUN=11.8 Creatine 1.02 UltraSound of KUB=ok, 2 small renal cysts. Taking Doxycycline 100mg bid for18 day?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Doctor diagnosed 1.4 CM renal cyst . I had an ultrasound that showed a 1.4 CM renal cyst with a question of calcification in cyst wall. Now I have to get a CT scan. How bad could this be. Am scared out of my mind.
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A 40-year old male asked:
4.2 cm renal cyst with no other finding on ultrasound. All blood and urine tests for kidney are normal. Urologists did not mention complex or simple. Why? Just cyst. But recommended CT scan. Mother 65 yrs?
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A 31-year old asked:
Should i get a second aspiration of my ganglion cyst?
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A female asked:
Pevlic ultrasound my cyst is 4.3x4.0x4.0 after 3 month my cyst is big 4.1x 3.7 x3.7 what dase that mean my cyst is chrinking?
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A 21-year old male asked:
What other things can mimic an epididymal cyst on an ultrasound or is an epididymal cyst on an ultrasound definitely always benign?
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A 33-year old asked:
How do you do a ganglion cyst aspiration?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Which is better for ganglion cyst. Surgery or aspiration?
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A 42-year old asked:
Chest epidermoid cysts doesn't show on ultrasound. What does this mean?
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A 49-year old asked:
Do all ovarian cysts show up on ultrasound?
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A 40-year old asked:
What does ultrasound for an ovarian cyst show ?
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A 29-year old male asked:
How does ultrasound differentiate between testiclular cyst and cancer?
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