![]() ![]() You may be asked to change into a gown.Please don’t bring children that require supervision.Bring photo identification and your provincial health card.Please arrive 15 minutes before your appointment to allow enough time to check in with reception.We understand that a full bladder can be uncomfortable. Once the test has begun, your sonographer will advise you if you can empty your bladder further or totally.If you are too uncomfortable, please relieve your bladder of a small amount of urine.Please note: Drink water slowly to prevent abdominal discomfort.Finish drinking water one hour before your exam and do not empty your bladder. Please empty your bladder 90 minutes prior to your appointment, and then drink one litre of water within the next 30 minutes.Take all prescribed medications as directed.Please inform the sonographer performing your exam if you have had surgery related to one of these organs, if you have a history of kidney stones or if you have stents placed in the ureters or urinary bladder. In the upper pole of right kidney, there is a 2cm anechoic lesion.A kidney and bladder ultrasound, or renal ultrasound, uses high frequency sound waves transmitted through a transducer (probe) to visualize and assess your kidneys, ureters (small muscular tubes that join the kidneys with the bladder) and urinary bladder. Ultrasound showed a mildly enlarged prostate with a volume of 28cc. Case 3 – came for something elseħ2 year old man, c/o urinary urgency. Exophytic means growing outwards.Īlthough the cysts are rather large, but he is asymptomatic, no further management necessary. ![]() Both arise exophytically from the renal cortex. The larger cyst measures 4cm in diameter and the smaller cyst next to it, measures 2.7cm in diameter. Ultrasound of his kidney showed multiple and bilateral large renal cortical cysts.Ģ images showing 2 large anechoic lesions with posterior enhancement arising from the mid-pole of his left kidney. Case 2 – Large exophytic renal cystsħ0 year old came for an ultrasound scan due to elevated tumour marker. This is consistent with an exophytic renal cortical cyst. Ultrasound showed a 3cm anechoic lesion with posterior enhancement in the upper pole of left kidney. In my practice, I find this often when the cyst reaches 4cm or more in diameter.ħ9 year old gentleman was referred for ultrasound scan as part of general health screening. Cyst is large enough to cause stretching of its capsule.Two most common cause of pain in simple renal cysts are: Most simple renal cysts are asymptomatic. The frequency of renal cysts increases with age and about 50% of individuals above 50 years old, will have one or two simple renal cysts. Simple cyst can be confidently diagnosed as benign and follow up may or may not be necessary.Ĭomplex cyst requires further investigation as it may be inflammatory or malignant. Presence of echogenic materials within the cyst.Presence of soft tissue component or septation.For radiologists, we use the Bosniak classification in our report. A completely anechoic lesion with thin wall is categorised as simple and any variation to this, will be categorised as complex. Renal cyst is a generic term used in describing any predominantly cystic renal lesion. ![]()
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