Diagnosis and treatment of benign liver nodules: Brazilian Society of Hepatology (SBH) recommendations

ABSTRACT Space-occupying lessions of the liver may be cystic or solid. Ultrasonography is an extremely useful method for initial screening, and suffices for diagnosis of simple hepatic cysts. Complex cysts and solid masses require computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging for confirmation. W...

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Main Authors: Edna Strauss, Adalgisa de Souza Paiva Ferreira, Alex Vianey Callado França, Andre Castro Lyra, Fabio Marinho do Rego Barros, Ivonete Silva, José Huygens Parente Garcia, Edison Roberto Parise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032015000500047&lng=en&tlng=en