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Have Cortical Cyst. Done USG For Abdomen. What Does It Imply?
Sir,
My mother is 52 years old. She get the USG done of her whole abdomen. The report revealed that there is a CORTICAL CYST (24.4 mm. approx) with SEPTATION AT MID POLE of RIGHT KIDNEY. Can you please help us in knowing what exactly this implies? Whether it is life threatening? and what should be done to cure this?
Thank you.
Regards,
Laxmi Gupta
My mother is 52 years old. She get the USG done of her whole abdomen. The report revealed that there is a CORTICAL CYST (24.4 mm. approx) with SEPTATION AT MID POLE of RIGHT KIDNEY. Can you please help us in knowing what exactly this implies? Whether it is life threatening? and what should be done to cure this?
Thank you.
Regards,
Laxmi Gupta
posted on
Wed, 17 Apr 2013
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Cysts in kidneys are common finding in elderly individualsin 30% of the cases...considering the size nthng active intervention is to be done. But shud be catious about renal infections...it isnt life threatening as of now
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