Conditions our MRI scans have found

This finding could represent something benign (non-cancerous) or a complex hepatic (liver) cyst, a fluid-containing pocket which usually contains debris, solid components (nodularity), internal walls (septations) and/or thickened walls.

The common bile duct is a tube that carries bile (fluid that helps with fat digestion) from the liver and gallbladder through the pancreas. Biliary stricture, also known as bile duct stricture, occurs when the bile duct gets smaller or narrower. A narrow bile duct makes it difficult for bile to pass from the liver to the small bowel which can lead to difficulty in digesting food, especially fats.

The cecum is the connection between the small and large intestines. The cecum is normally connected to the abdomen; sometimes during embryonic development, no connection forms and the cecum can move from its normal position in the right lower part of the abdomen. This condition is called mobile cecum and is usually asymptomatic (does not cause symptoms). Rarely, it can cause constipation, abdominal pain and weight loss.

Nabothian cysts (also called mucinous retention cysts or epithelial inclusion cysts) are mucus collections that form a sac on the cervix. They can be caused by childbirth or minor physical trauma to the cervix. Nabothian cysts are benign (non-cancerous) and are usually asymptomatic (do not cause symptoms), but sometimes can be the cause of pain or a bothersome feeling of fullness in the vagina.

The median lobe is located between the ejaculatory ducts and the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body) in the central zone of the prostate. Hypertrophy refers to an increase in the size and number of cells in this part of the prostate. When there is overgrowth of the prostatic median lobe into the bladder, it can cause bladder outlet obstruction and related storage and voiding symptoms. While minimal hypertrophic changes may not cause symptoms, progression of these changes (also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH) may cause lower urinary tract symptoms including needing to urinate often (especially at night), difficulty starting to urinate and having a weak urine stream.

“Milk of calcium” is a term to describe the condition when calcium deposits form inside a kidney cyst. These findings are likely benign (non-cancerous), but rarely, a simple cyst can enlarge, cause a dull pain in a person’s back or side, or become infected causing fever.