TITLE:
Assessment of Incidentally Detected Simple Renal Cyst in Pediatric Patient Based on the Modified Bosniak Classification —Incidentally Detected Simple Renal Cyst in Pediatric
AUTHORS:
Amna Kashgari, Eman Ajlan, Abdullah Al Hammad, Syed Jamil
KEYWORDS:
Renal Cyst, Ultrasound, Pediatric, Modified Bosniak Classification
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.10 No.2,
June
29,
2020
ABSTRACT: Renal cysts in pediatric patients are uncommon
lesion. A modified Bosniak classification system for renal cysts based on US
has been developed to evaluate pediatric renal cysts to identify the simple
cyst or cystic tumour. Nevertheless, it is
not widely used. In this retrospective study, all incidentally detected renal cysts
by ultrasound performed in children and the reproducibility of modified Bosniak
classification to guide the radiological and clinical follow up.