Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst
Solitary non-parasitic cysts of the liver are commonly asymptomatic and do not require treatment. Rarely, the cysts become symptomatic and are then best treated surgically. The optimal surgical treatment is debatable. We report a case treat ed by laparoscopic deroofing which is arguably a safe and e...
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| description | Solitary non-parasitic cysts of the liver are commonly asymptomatic and do not require treatment. Rarely, the cysts become symptomatic and are then best treated surgically. The optimal surgical treatment is debatable. We report a case treat ed by laparoscopic deroofing which is arguably a safe and effective approach. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2601f917e5334804a87ae0fa2292563e2022-12-21T20:55:56ZengSultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos University Medical Journal2075-051X2075-05282000-10-01221251261136Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cystAl Kindy N M0Grant C S1Daar A S2Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, P O Box 35 Al-Khod, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman.Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, P O Box 35 Al-Khod, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman.Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, P O Box 35 Al-Khod, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman.Solitary non-parasitic cysts of the liver are commonly asymptomatic and do not require treatment. Rarely, the cysts become symptomatic and are then best treated surgically. The optimal surgical treatment is debatable. We report a case treat ed by laparoscopic deroofing which is arguably a safe and effective approach.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1207solitary non-parasitic liver cystslaparoscopic deroofing |
| spellingShingle | Al Kindy N M Grant C S Daar A S Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal solitary non-parasitic liver cysts laparoscopic deroofing |
| title | Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst |
| title_full | Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst |
| title_fullStr | Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst |
| title_full_unstemmed | Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst |
| title_short | Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst |
| title_sort | laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst |
| topic | solitary non-parasitic liver cysts laparoscopic deroofing |
| url | https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1207 |
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