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01-10-2007 | Case Report
Rapidly enlarging solitary nonparasitic cyst of the liver in a child presenting as acute abdomen
Authors:
Takeshi Aoyagi, Fumiaki Sasaki, Tadao Okada, Toshiya Kamiyama, Tomoo Itoh, Shouhei Honda, Satsuki Naito, Satoru Todo
Published in:
Pediatric Surgery International
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Issue 10/2007
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Abstract
Symptomatic solitary nonparasitic cysts of the liver (SNCL) are rarely encountered in children, especially rapidly enlarging cysts presenting as acute abdomen. Therefore, it is difficult to establish the pre-operative diagnosis and to determine the treatment protocol of SNCL. While imaging techniques such as ultrasonography and computed tomography are modalities for diagnosis of SNCL, making a pre-operative diagnosis in the case of very large cysts remains difficult. We present a child with SNCL who initially presented with a rapidly enlarging cyst presenting as acute abdomen, and also provide a review of the literature. Moreover, we evaluate the surgical procedures and conclude that total excision of the cysts when possible is a suitable treatment procedure in children.