54-year-old male patient with frequent nausea, undergoing cardiac transplant evaluation. LIVER:The liver measures 16.0 cm in length. No focal hepatic lesion is identified. Main portal vein flow is hepatopetal and measures 0.2 m/s.GALLBLADDER, BILIARY TRACT: No gallstones, gallbladder wall thickening, or pericholecystic fluid is identified. There is no intra or extra hepatic biliary ductal dilatation. The common duct measures 4 mm in diameter.PANCREAS: No significant abnormality noted.SPLEEN: The spleen measures 8.3 cm in length.KIDNEYS: The right kidney measures 10.0 cm in length and the left kidney measures 10.0 cm in length. No evidence of hydronephrosis. ABDOMINAL AORTA: The proximal aorta measures 2.6 x 3.0 cm in diameter, the mid aorta measures 2.3 x 2.0 cm, and the distal aorta measures 2.0 x 2.1 cm.INFERIOR VENA CAVA: No significant abnormality noted.OTHER: The bladder is distended with fluid.
No acute sonographic findings to account for the patient's symptoms.