title: Hepatic cyst infection following aspiration sclerotherapy: a case series.
abstract: Mass-related symptoms caused by hepatic cysts are effectively treated by aspiration sclerotherapy (AS). This minimal-invasive intervention is regarded as a safe procedure. Hence, occurrence of complications is low. Transient fever is commonly reported as a side effect. However, documentation on a post-procedural hepatic cyst infection as a complication of AS is limited. We present five cases in which a tentative diagnosis of post-procedural hepatic cyst infection was made. Patients typically presented with abdominal pain and fever, had to be admitted to our hospital, and were treated with long term antibiotics. Ultimately, the cyst infection successfully resolved with ciprofloxacin in all cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Titus F M
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Wijnands
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marten A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lantinga
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. joostphdrenth@cs.com.
authors.forename: Joost P H
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Drenth
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013396:Suction; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin