title: Management of symptomatic polycystic liver disease: laparoscopy adjuvant with alcohol sclerotherapy.
abstract: An 81 year old woman with extensive polycystic liver disease received laparoscopic unroofing and fenestration, followed by 95% ethanol sclerotherapy, resulting in almost complete disappearance of the cysts. Such a procedure can avoid complications of both the multi-segmental liver resections and extensive fenestrations, and untoward reactions from a large amount of alcohol. In addition, it can achieve a satisfactory result. It is suggested that this procedure could be a safe and effective alternative to traditional open surgery in selective patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Jeng
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol