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
Most commonly found in children, recent hospitalized patients, or those who are immunocompromised
Acalculous cholecystitis
Most common cancer of the biliary tract, even though it is rare
Gallbladder carcinoma
Most common metastatic disease of the gallbladder
Malignant melanoma
Most common level for an obstruction to occur in the biliary tract
The distal common bile duct
In most instances, the extrahepatic ducts will dilate first
Most common causes of common bile duct obstruction
Choledocholithiasis, chronic pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis, and pancreatic carcinoma
Most common cause of obstructive jaundice
Gallstones located within the common bile duct
Most common cause of cholangitis
Often some type of obstructive disease, as in the case of choledocholithiasis
Most common risk factor for cholangiocarcinoma
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
While recurrent biliary infections and stone disease also increase the risk
Most common manifestation of cholangiocarcinoma
Klatskin tumor
Most common type of choledochal cyst
Cystic dilatation of the common bile duct
Most common cause of jaundice in the pediatric patient
Biliary atresia
