A urachal cyst is a sac of tissue and fluid between the bladder and the belly button (umbilicus). The cyst forms in the remnants of the urachus, a structure normally present in a fetus that usually ...

By contrast, when the cyst is symptomatic, a less invasive treatment, such as sonographically guided fine-needle aspiration, should be proposed in order to reduce the risk of recurrence after open ...

Liver cyst symptoms are often absent in the early stages but can lead to pain, vomiting, and shortness of breath as these fluid-filled sacs increase in size. Also known as hepatic cysts, they can ...

A unilocular radiolucency involving the mandible poses a diagnostic enigma in the case of asymptomatic patients. A plethora of pathologies such as giant cell lesions, odontogenic cysts or tumours and ...

Because cystic fibrosis affects multiple organ systems, including the lungs and digestive system, people with the condition often need care from a team of healthcare professionals. Cystic fibrosis ...

What is a cystic hygroma? A cystic hygroma — or lymphangioma — is a birth defect that appears as a sac-like structure with a thin wall that most commonly occurs in the head and neck area of an infant.

After popping what she thought was an ordinary pimple, a woman discovered it was a cyst that would leave her with a permanent scar. Stephanie Warkotsch, 30, noticed the lump on her cheek at the ...

Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...

As Vertex Pharmaceuticals reels from a painful trial readout for its pain candidate suzetrigine, the Boston biotech has chalked up a win in its specialty area of cystic fibrosis. The FDA has ...

Gunnar Esiason isn't like most hockey players -- his ability to complete a shift often depended on how his cystic fibrosis was affecting him that day. Throughout his journey with CF, hockey became ...