Spontaneous rupture of non-parasitic hepatic cyst.
Intrahepatic cysts are generally classified as congenital, traumatic, infectious or neoplastic. Non-parasitic hepatic cysts (NPHCs) include simple cysts and adult polycystic liver disease in which the liver is diffusely occupied by cysts. NPHCs usually reach a large size before causing symptoms, unless a complication such as rupture, bleeding, infection, obstructive jaundice or neoplastic transformation occurs. We report the case of a 67-year-old man with spontaneous rupture of simple liver cyst. The clinical pictures and the unusual ultrasound features of this rare condition are discussed.
Poggi
G
G
U.O. Oncologia II, Servizio di Radiologia, Istituto Scientifico di Pavia, Pavia, Italy. gpoggi@fsm.it
Gatti
C
C
Delmonte
A
A
Teragni
C
C
Bernardo
G
G
D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography