title: Emergency laparoscopic unroofing of a ruptured hepatic cyst.
abstract: The use of laparoscopic techniques in the emergency treatment of liver cyst complications has not been reported in the literature. Laparoscopic surgery is a well-established treatment modality for giant hepatic cyst in the elective setting. We report a case of laparoscopic unroofing of a 15-cm ruptured hepatic cyst, which had recurred after previous percutaneous alcohol instillation therapy. Laparoscopic ultrasound was used to delineate the extent of the cyst while a Harmonic scalpel was used for dissection. The patient made an uneventful recovery and was discharged 4 days after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: F K Y
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: P B S
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed