Open AccessLaparoscopic surgery and polycystic liver disease: Clinicopathological features and new trends in management
Author(s) -
Aleix MartínezPérez,
Antonio Alberola-Soler,
Carlos Domingo del Pozo,
B. Pemartín-Comella,
Elías Martínez-López,
Antonio Vázquez-Tarragón
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.169976
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , asymptomatic , polycystic liver disease , laparoscopy , cyst , laparotomy , fenestration , laparoscopic surgery , population , liver transplantation , environmental health , transplantation
Polycystic liver disease (PLD) has a low frequency overall in the worldwide population. As the patient's symptoms are produced by the expansion of hepatic volume, the different therapeutic alternatives are focused on reducing it. Surgery is still considered the most effective treatment for symptomatic PLD. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for PLD.