title: [Results of treating liver cysts].
abstract: In the years 1974-96, 27 patients aged 31-74 were treated for symptomatic pseudocysts. The duration of symptoms ranged from 3 months to 20 years. Patients were complaining for: pain in the upper abdomen (82%), feeling of fullness (59%), nausea and vomiting (41%), weight loss (23%). Diagnosis was confirmed by USG and CT except of two patients who were diagnosed during emergency surgery because of the cyst rupture. Multiple cysts were present in 4 patients others had single cysts. The treatment comprised: excision of the cyst in 13 patients, excision with partial right lobectomy in 4, fenestration in 5 (laparoscopically in two), marsupialisation of ruptured cyst in one and in remaining 4 puncturing or transcutaneous drainage. Good result of treatment was achieved in all cases. Histologic examination of the cysts revealed: serosal cyst in 18, echinococcal in 2, adenoma originating from bile ducts epithelium in the remaining. The follow up period is 3 months to 21 years. No recurrence of the cyst was noted.
authors.affiliation: I Katedry i Kliniki Chirurgii Akademii Medycznej w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Pirski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kostro
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zadrozny
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gacyk
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography