Emergency CT KUB: Incidental Findings and Their Clinical Significance
Mostafa Dayraki, Shahzad Anjum, Lolwa AlKhulaifi, Lara Miranda, Duha Adil Musa Mohmmad, Atika Jabeen, Zain Ali Bhutta, Yavuz Yigit · 2026
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Description
Mostafa Dayraki and co-authors study extra findings that turn up by chance on emergency scans of the kidneys, urinary tract, and bladder, in a paper from 2026. Such scans are ordered for problems such as kidney stones or flank pain. Modern scanners often reveal unrelated lumps, cysts, or other changes that the team was not looking for.
The study asks how often these chance findings occur and how much they matter for the patient. Some findings are harmless and need no action, while others call for follow up scans, referrals, or treatment. Sorting the two kinds is a daily problem in emergency care. The authors set out their counts and the clinical weight of what they found, to help teams judge when a chance finding should change care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mostafa Dayraki, Shahzad Anjum, Lolwa AlKhulaifi, Lara Miranda, Duha Adil Musa Mohmmad, Atika Jabeen, Zain Ali Bhutta, Yavuz Yigit |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |