title: Solitary nonparasitic cyst of the liver: a rare cause of abdominal distension.
abstract: Solitary nonparasitic liver cysts are clinically rare, and fewer than 900 patients have been documented over the years. A case is described of a female patient with a large solitary cyst containing 7 L of fluid, which was treated successfully by unroofing. The literature relating to the clinical features, incidence, pathogenesis, histopathology, diagnostic imaging, and surgical management of such cysts is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery A, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Roisman
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manny
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*