Rapidly enlarging solitary nonparasitic cyst of the liver in a child presenting as acute abdomen |
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Authors: | Takeshi Aoyagi Fumiaki Sasaki Tadao Okada Toshiya Kamiyama Tomoo Itoh Shouhei Honda Satsuki Naito Satoru Todo |
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Institution: | (1) Department of First Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-ku, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan;(2) Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan;(3) Department of Surgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan |
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Abstract: | Symptomatic solitary nonparasitic cysts of the liver (SNCL) are rarely encountered in children, especially rapidly enlarging
cysts presenting as acute abdomen. Therefore, it is difficult to establish the pre-operative diagnosis and to determine the
treatment protocol of SNCL. While imaging techniques such as ultrasonography and computed tomography are modalities for diagnosis
of SNCL, making a pre-operative diagnosis in the case of very large cysts remains difficult. We present a child with SNCL
who initially presented with a rapidly enlarging cyst presenting as acute abdomen, and also provide a review of the literature.
Moreover, we evaluate the surgical procedures and conclude that total excision of the cysts when possible is a suitable treatment
procedure in children.
This study was not supported by any grant. |
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Keywords: | Nonparasitic cyst of the liver Acute abdomen Hepatectomy Hepatic benign tumor |
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