Laparoscopic fenestration in combination with ethanol sclerotherapy prevents a recurrence of symptomatic giant liver cyst

Laparoscopic fenestration in combination with ethanol sclerotherapy prevents a recurrence of symptomatic giant liver cyst

Laparoscopic fenestration in combination with ethanol sclerotherapy of the cyst wall was performed in four patients with symptomatic giant solitary liver cyst. Two of these patients had recurrent liver cysts, which were resistant to simple laparoscopic fenestration. After the combination therapy, no...

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Veröffentlicht in:Surgical laparoscopy & endoscopy 1998-12, Vol.8 (6), p.453-456
Hauptverfasser: Tanaka, S, Watanabe, M, Akagi, S, Sato, S, Niigaki, M, Nogami, C, Hamamoto, S, Moriyama, N, Kinoshita, Y
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Combined Modality Therapy
Cysts - diagnosis
Cysts - surgery
Cysts - therapy
Electrocoagulation - methods
Ethanol - administration & dosage
Female
Humans
Laparoscopy - methods
Liver Diseases - diagnosis
Liver Diseases - surgery
Liver Diseases - therapy
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Sclerotherapy - methods
Secondary Prevention
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Laparoscopic fenestration in combination with ethanol sclerotherapy of the cyst wall was performed in four patients with symptomatic giant solitary liver cyst. Two of these patients had recurrent liver cysts, which were resistant to simple laparoscopic fenestration. After the combination therapy, none of the cysts recurred during follow-up periods ranging from 11 to 33 months.
ISSN:1051-7200
DOI:10.1097/00019509-199812000-00011