title: Spontaneous rupture of nonparasitic cyst of the liver.
abstract: A case of spontaneous rupture of a nonparasitic liver cyst, documented by serial computed tomography scans, is reported. The patient was closely followed clinically after the rupture of the cyst and was treated conservatively, without surgical intervention. No peritonitis developed. This unusual complication of nonparasitic simple liver cysts may not always require surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Akriviadis
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Steindel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ralls
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Redeker
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed