Management of symptomatic polycystic liver disease: laparoscopy adjuvant with alcohol sclerotherapy.
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.
Jeng
K S
KS
Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yang
F S
FS
Kao
C R
CR
Huang
S H
SH
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
D000431:Ethanol