[Congenital, solitary hepatic cyst: Observation of the development from birth upon the intervention in the 5th year of life].
BACKGROUND
Sonographic screening helps to discover pathological findings in asymptomatic patients. In these cases the decision about diagnostic and therapeutic consequences is difficult.


METHODS
We describe a girl with a congenital small solitary hepatic cyst with rapidly increasing size after the second year, which was interventionally sclerosed at the age of five years.


CONCLUSIONS
Even in cases of small cysts long term follow up investigations are necessary, because the growth rate of the cyst can change.
Reichel
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Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik Wiesbaden, Fachbereich Pädiatrie, Germany.
Alzen
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Keller
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Weitzel
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D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D013396:Suction; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography