Cystic abdominal masses in children: a pictorial essay

ONUR M. R., BAKAL Ü., KOCAKOÇ E., TARTAR T., KAZEZ A.

CLINICAL IMAGING, vol.37, no.1, pp.18-27, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2012.03.010
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL IMAGING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.18-27
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Cystic abdominal masses in children are not an infrequently encountered condition of childhood. These lesions usually present with large size and mimick each other with similar presenting symptoms. Imaging examinations have an important role to determine the type of the cystic abdominal masses, which is crucial for management of patients and presurgical planning. In this pictorial essay, we summarized the imaging features of common cystic abdominal masses of children, including cystic lesions arising from liver, biliary ducts, kidney, pancreas, bowel, ovary, mesentery, and miscellaneous tissues. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.