Most Common Flashcards
Anatomic variant of the liver most commonly seen in women
Riedel lobe
Most common liver disorder in the western world, and the most common cause of chronic liver disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
The two most common forms of hepatitis
A and B
Most common cause of cirrhosis
Alcoholism
Most common cause of portal hypertension
Cirrhosis
One of the most common sonographically identifiable collaterals in portal hypertension
Recanalization of the paraumbilical vein (also called patent paraumbilical vein)
A common invasive interventional treatment for portal hypertension
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
Most common cause of portal vein compression, which leads to portal vein obstruction
Tumors from adjacent organs or lymphadenopathy
A hydatid cyst is most commonly developed from what parasite
Echinococcus granulosus
Most common benign liver tumor
Cavernous hemangioma
Most common location of a cavernous hemangioma
Within the right lobe of the liver
The second most common benign liver tumor
Focal nodular hyperplasia
Most common primary form of liver cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Most common form of liver cancer
Hepatic metastasis
The two most common vessels used for a TIPS shunt
Right portal vein and right hepatic vein
Most common disease requiring a liver transplant
Hepatitis C
Most common vascular complication of a liver transplant
Hepatic artery thrombosis
Most common benign liver childhood tumor
Infantile hemangioma
Most common malignant tumor of childhood
Hepatoblastoma
Most common location for gallstones to collect
The fundus of the gallbladder
Most common variant of the gallbladder
Phrygian cap
Most commonly seen in female patients (gallbladder)
Cholelithiasis
Five F’s - fat, female, fertile, flatulent, fair, and forty
Most common types of polyps
Cholesterol
Most common cause of acute cholecystitis
A gallstone that has become lodged in the cystic duct or neck of the gallbladder
