What to do when abdominal ultrasound reveals >3 intrahepatic calcified foci?

The causes of intrahepatic calcified foci include benign and malignant diseases. If >3 intrahepatic calcified foci are detected by abdominal ultrasound, they can be treated as appropriate, and the principle of treatment usually includes general treatment and targeted treatment. 1. General treatment: Calcified foci in the liver is a kind of phenomenon of abnormally high local density found in the process of liver imaging. If the patient does not have any underlying liver disease, liver function tests do not show any abnormality, and there is no clinical manifestation, calcified foci in the liver often do not need special treatment, and regular follow-up observation is sufficient. 2. Targeted treatment: If the intrahepatic calcified foci are caused by certain pathological changes, targeted treatment should be chosen. For example, if parasitic infection, anti-parasitic treatment such as oral albendazole is needed; acute and chronic hepatitis with liver function abnormality, anti-viral and hepatoprotective treatment such as entecavir and compound glycyrrhizin is needed. When hepatic hemangioma or other abnormal liver function is caused by compression of bile ducts, surgical treatment, such as partial hepatectomy, should be performed. If it is caused by malignant tumor, surgical treatment should be performed. Patients with different causes of the disease have different treatments and should be treated in a standardized manner under the guidance of a doctor.