Management of Incidentalomas.
Incidental findings are common in the evaluation of surgical patients. Understanding the appropriate assessment and management of these frequent occurrences is important for the provision of comprehensive quality care. This review details the epidemiology, considerations, and recommendations for management of common incidental manifestations in surgical patients, including Meckel diverticulum, adrenal incidentaloma, thyroid nodule, solitary pulmonary nodule, small bowel intussusception, gallstones, and incidental appendectomy.
['Reidelberger|Keely|K|', 'Fingeret|Abbey|A|']
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms D001062:Appendectomy D042882:Gallstones D006801:Humans D033162:Incidental Findings D007421:Intestine, Small D007443:Intussusception D008467:Meckel Diverticulum D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule D016606:Thyroid Nodule
Adrenal incidentaloma Incidental appendectomy Asymptomatic gallstones Incidental Meckel diverticulum Incidental small bowel intussusception Incidental solitary pulmonary nodule Incidental thyroid nodule