Can anyone here read Ct Abdomen & Pelvis lab results?

Question

My labs come in & i have a few questions;
Ct Abdomen & Pelvis,lung base=normal,Liver=Mild farry infiltration change. No discrete lesion. Spleen=Normal. Kidneys=Several small subcentimeter low densities in both kidneys. Probable cysts, no worrisome lesion is suspected. The ureters are not dilated. Peritoneum= No free air; Cholecystectomy clips.
Bowel=No Obstruction. Appendix=normal, 16mm folicle on left ovary
Findings=Multiple small low densities in both kidneys have the appearance of small cysts. This is more than we see in a patient this age. Recommend family history of possible cystic renal disease in family.
Follow up tests showed=
Right kidney=Mid one third of kidney is a echogentic density w/o definite acoustic shadowing could be a cyst or ectatic calix with some debris within it, non shadowing calculus. Superior Pole a sonolucent mass with echogentic posterior wall felt to represent a cyst about 8mm in diameter. The mid one third of kidney has another lesion with same characteristics constitent with a cyst that is about 8 to 10 mm in diameter & Left kidney= sonolucent mass consistant with a cyst, good shadowing, distally about 1.4x1.4x 1 cm in size. More low density lesions seen. Benefit to do follow up on these parent cysts. Both kidneys normal in size and contour. no evidence of hydronephrosis.
I'm not really worried except the lab said i have to many cysts for my age. My family doctor told me i don't. Is this to many cysts?

Mild fatty not farry it's late..

It doesn't say that you have polycystic kidney disease or other major pathology. One person I know has to talk to the ultrasound technician every time that a kidney ultrasound is done.
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The tech told me i had to many my family doctor said i don't it just made me confused a little. I have pain in my right side so much i can't walk and it is very painful. I had so many tests but they are finding nothing. I guess i just want to stop hurting all the time.

Answer 1

There are multiple cysts described by the imaging studies, however in cases of polycystic kidney disease there are usually MANY MANY more cysts than the 3 or so you have.

I think your family doctor is right and I don't think you need to be investigated for polycystic kidney disease.

It would, however, be prudent to keep an eye on the kidney function - to take a urine test and blood test from time to time (?annually) to keep an eye on things.

Answer 2

I can read that, but I don't know how to settle this question except with a second opinion. Is there some reason that you should be concerned about this? It doesn't say that you have polycystic kidney disease or other major pathology. One person I know has to talk to the ultrasound technician every time that a kidney ultrasound is done. There is a normal variant on the right kidney that looks like cancer to the untrained eye. The ultrasounds take longer because they go get someone else to look at it and radiologists have to come in too.

Answer 3

i realize it somewhat is fairly confusing to attend till at last you get the end results of your finding out...yet this is the only real thank you to be sure a prognosis. Protein is a huge molecule and regularly the kidneys won't enable it by way of, it is going back into the blood. as a result, this does sound like a kidney difficulty. The liver enzymes are actually not all particular to the liver/biliary section itself. they could be greater in a kidney difficulty, additionally. You stated tension back in the kidney section. this could be on the two portion of the spinal column, approximately regardless of the final ribs. you do no longer point out discomfort....in case you had a kidney stone which had formed in the kidney... there could be no discomfort till the stone moved out into the ducts maximum popular all the way down to the bladder. Then this could reason intense discomfort as a results of fact the urine could develop into blocked and back up into the kidney. despite if, many of the time the affected person will bypass the stone. when you consider which you probably did no longer point out intense discomfort...i'm thinking of extra in the line of an infection. we can not here somewhat understand precisely what could be taking place...The medical doctors have all your finding out consequences which is composed of your blood artwork for the creatinine and Bun (blood urea nitrogen) to appreciate how nicely your kidneys are functioning and additionally understand your different scientific historic previous. If this is somewhat bothering you to appreciate the end results of this finding out, call the physician place of work and ask to talk to the nurse there. She could enable you to already know despite in case you're able to be able to desire to establish an appointment to work out the physician or if the tests consequences became out high quality. The physician is stable in doing finding out on all organs which may be in contact, as a results of fact your ALT is greater and that enzymes is maximum particular to the liver in view it somewhat is made ordinarily by way of the liver cells. yet, if the liver cells are broken and the medical doctors discover the reason appropriate away and that's stopped...and any inflammation is taken care of...the situation could be reversed. Please word that no person blood finding out is ever a hundred% precise and that they vary with each and every blood try it somewhat is finished. The liver enzymes could be greater in case you exercised appropriate formerly the finding out develop into accomplished. terrific needs to you.