title: Symptomatic non-parasitic congenital cysts of the liver.
abstract: Seven cases of symptomatic non-parasitic congenital cysts of the liver are reported. Preoperative correct diagnosis can be established with non-invasive examinations, essentially with echotomography. Laparoscopy can represent a decisive investigation, permitting the direct view of the cysts. Surgical treatment of non-parasitic congenital cysts is based upon the excision of the lesions when symptomatic; this is the only definitive treatment.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged