30-year-old male patient with abdominal pain and acute pancreatitis. LIVER: The liver measures 15.0 cm in length. Hepatic parenchymal echogenicity is slightly increased. No focal hepatic lesion is identified. Main portal vein flow is hepatopetal and measures 0.5 m/sec.GALLBLADDER, BILIARY TRACT: There are no gallstones, gallbladder wall thickening, or pericholecystic fluid. No intra- or extrahepatic biliary ductal dilatation is identified. The common duct measures 4 mm in diameter.PANCREAS: The pancreas is not well assessed, however, the visualized portions appear hypoechoic. No definite peripancreatic fluid collection is seen.RIGHT KIDNEY: The right kidney measures 11.0 cm in length. No evidence of hydronephrosis. OTHER: The left kidney measures 11.6 cm in length. No evidence of hydronephrosis.The spleen measures 8.0 cm in length.
1. The pancreas is not well assessed on this examination, however, appears hypoechoic suggesting underlying inflammation/pancreatitis.2. Mildly echogenic liver which may be seen with hepatic steatosis/hepatic parenchymal dysfunction.