Acta Med. 2009, 52: 81-82

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.110

Giant Renal Cyst Mimicking Ascites on Abdominal Ultrasonography

Martin Boroveca, Miroslav Solařa, Jiří Cerala, Antonín Michlb

aCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received January 1, 2009
Accepted April 1, 2009

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