[The role of surgical treatment in the management of nonparasitic hepatic cysts in Madagascar]

Med Sante Trop. 2014 Jul-Sep;24(3):329-32. doi: 10.1684/mst.2014.0374.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Non-parasitic liver cysts are rare in our country. We report the second case in a 61-year-old woman admitted for a painful epigastric mass. The diagnosis was suggested by ultrasound and confirmed by histological examination of the surgical specimen. Surgical treatment was performed through a right transverse subcostal incision and consisted of a maximal resection of the cystic wall. No complications followed. After 12 months, the patient was asymptomatic, and no recurrence had been observed.

Keywords: Madagascar; non-parasitic liver cysts; optimal deroofing; transverse subcostal incision.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cysts / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / surgery*
  • Madagascar
  • Middle Aged