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Giant hepatic cyst causing lower extremity edema and scoliosis
Author(s) -
Hirayama Ichiro,
Inokuchi Ryota,
Fukue Masataka,
Doi Kent
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3951
Subject(s) - medicine , scoliosis , inferior vena cava , edema , cyst , radiology , surgery
Hepatic cysts usually do not cause symptoms and may be detected incidentally on abdominal imaging. However, a giant hepatic cyst can rarely compress the inferior vena cava, right lung, and spine, leading to edema of lower extremities and scoliosis.

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