Pediatric Hepatic Cyst

  • Etiology:
  • Imaging:
    — Water filled lesion with smooth margins
    — May be multiple
  • DDX:
  • Complications:
  • Treatment:
  • Clinical: In 10% of patients

Radiology Cases of Hepatic Cyst

US of simple hepatic cyst
Sagittal (left) and transverse (right) US of the liver shows a well-circumscribed, round, anechoic lesion in the right lobe of the liver.
US of pediatric hepatic cyst
Transverse (above) and sagittal (below) US of the liver show in the anterior aspect of the right lobe of the liver an oval anechoic lesion with smooth margins with no internal septations or nodules.