What does Hypodensity in kidney mean?

Abstract. Small hypodense renal lesions with a round shape are frequently detected on CT scans of the upper abdomen after contrast medium administration. In nearly all cases these round hypodensities are simple small cysts with no clinical significance.

What is bilateral renal?

Bilateral renal agenesis (BRA) is a rare and life-limiting condition in which the baby’s kidneys never develop. The role of the kidneys is to clean waste out of the body and control fluid balance. During the later parts of pregnancy, the baby’s kidneys also produce amniotic fluid (the liquid around the baby).

What is bilateral renal cyst?

Renal cysts are sacs of fluid that form in the kidneys. They are usually characterized as “simple” cysts, meaning they have a thin wall and contain water-like fluid. Renal cysts become fairly common as people age and usually do not cause symptoms or harm.

What are bilateral renal lesions?

Bilateral renal mass lesion is usually associated with haematological malignancies, infiltrative diseases, metastases, congenital or acquired renal cysts, malacoplakia and xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis [1].

What does Hypodensity mean on a CT scan?

The appearance of tissues on a CT scan is described in terms of ‘density’. Darker structures are ‘hypodense or low density’; brighter structures are ‘hyperdense or high density’.

What is a Hypodensity?

Noun. hypodensity (plural hypodensities) (medicine) An area of an X-ray image that is less dense than normal, or than the surrounding areas.

How is bilateral renal calculi treated?

Treatment includes relief of pain, hydration and, if there is concurrent urinary infection, antibiotics. The majority of stones pass spontaneously within 48 hours. However, some stones may not. There are several factors which influence the ability to pass a stone.

What is a hyperdense cyst on kidney?

Conclusions: Hyperdense renal cyst is a simple cyst which has suffered bleeding or infection. Diagnosis is made by CT scan and it does not require treatment.

Do renal cysts go away?

Time: Many kidney cysts are not noticed. They also dissolve or shrink on their own, in time. There is no medical treatment necessary if symptoms do not occur or agitate the kidney.

What is the meaning of Hypodensities?

What are Hypodensities?

Hypodense (less dense): If an abnormality is less dense than the reference structure, we would describe it as hypodense. In the image to the right the solid arrow points to an area that is hypodense relative to the adjacent gray and white matter.