1. A Tale of Two Cysts: Disparate Outcomes of Two Hepatic Cysts
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eep Deshmukh, Christopher H. Henry, Hie-Won L. Hann, and Andrew Dargan
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education.field_of_study ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,General surgery ,Population ,Omics ,Bioinformatics ,03 medical and health sciences ,Clinical microbiology ,0302 clinical medicine ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Hepatic Cyst ,education ,business - Abstract
Simple hepatic cysts occur in less than 5% of the population. As the technology we use for imaging advances, so does the frequency with which we identify them. Simple cysts, as presented here, do not generally require aspiration. The majority of these cysts do not require treatment, however, those larger than 4 cm are recommended for surveillance. We present two cases of simple cysts that were followed for 15 years and managed differently. The experience we acquired from these cases illustrates challenges in understanding and management and an implication that, perhaps, conservative surveillance might be best.
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- 2016
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