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TRANSHEPATIC FENESTRATION OF LIVER CYST A FURTHER APPLICATION OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Author(s) -
Tate J. J. T.,
Lau W. Y.,
Li A. K. C.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb02198.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fenestration , polycystic liver disease , cyst , surgery , laparoscopy , general surgery , invasive surgery , laparoscopic surgery , liver transplantation , transplantation
Surgery is indicated for the treatment of highly symptomatic liver cysts in adult polycystic liver disease. Several options are available, including liver resection, but surgical morbidity in a benign condition may be unacceptable. The authors report the transhepatic fenestration of a liver cyst under laparoscopic guidance in a 47 year old Chinese male. There was an excellent clinical outcome and minimal morbidity. Laparoscopic treatment is both effective and minimally traumatic, which is appropriate for a condition that will inevitably progress.