title: Spontaneous rupture of non-parasitic hepatic cyst.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: U.O. Oncologia II, Servizio di Radiologia, Istituto Scientifico di Pavia, Pavia, Italy. gpoggi@fsm.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poggi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delmonte
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Teragni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bernardo
mesh_terms: 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