Videolaparoscopic treatment of hepatic single cysts
Domene, C.E.; Volpe, P.; Atui, F.C.; Torres, L.R.; Saad, W.A.; Machado, M.C.; Pinotti, H.W.
Revista do Hospital das Clinicas 52(6): 302-305
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-8781 PMID: 9629739 Document Number: 483511
We report a study of 6 patients with simple hepatic cyst. All were underwent laparoscopic surgical treatment. The median age of patients was 66 years, 5 women and 1 man were in the series. Cyst diameters varied from 3 to 15 cm. The treatment of choice is laparoscopic fenestration and resection of external part. There were no complications in postoperative period and the follow-up results are encouraging.