title: [Hepatic cysts: diagnosis and management].
abstract: Cystic lesions of the liver are common and usually benign. The most frequent lesion is simple hepatic cyst: typical imaging findings make their diagnosis easy and they require no treatment. Complicated hepatic cysts (i.e., compression, hemorrhage, infection) have more variable imaging findings making diagnosis more difficult; they may evoke other diagnoses. Asymptomatic hepatic cysts do not require any treatment or follow-up. Symptomatic cysts may benefit from simple follow-up or may be treated by laparoscopic fenestration or alcohol sclerotherapy. The differential diagnosis of complicated hepatic cysts includes cystadenoma, cystadenocarcinoma, hydatid cyst, or cystic metastasis; surgical resection is usually indicated for these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie digestive, CHU, Caen.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Plard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guedin
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Le Pennec
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiche
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*