70-year-old male patient with cardiomyopathy undergoing VAD workup. History of alcohol abuse, COPD. Question of cirrhosis, renal lesions. LIVER:The liver measures 15.5 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 extrahepatic biliary ductal dilatation. The common duct measures 3 mm in diameter.PANCREAS: No significant abnormality noted.SPLEEN: The spleen measures 7.2 cm in length.KIDNEYS: The right kidney measures 10.9 cm in length and the left kidney measures 10.1 cm in length. No evidence of hydronephrosis. ABDOMINAL AORTA: The aorta is normal in caliber.INFERIOR VENA CAVA: No significant abnormality noted.OTHER: The bladder is decompressed and not visualized.
No acute sonographic findings within the abdomen.