Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst

Solitary non-parasitic cysts of the liver are commonly asymptomatic and do not require treatment. Rarely, the cysts become symptomatic and are then best treated surgically. The optimal surgical treatment is debatable. We report a case treat ed by laparoscopic deroofing which is arguably a safe and e...

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Main Authors: Al Kindy N M, Grant C S, Daar A S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2000-10-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1207
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spelling doaj-2601f917e5334804a87ae0fa2292563e2020-11-25T03:20:10ZengSultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 2075-051X2075-05282000-10-01221251261136Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cystAl Kindy N M0Grant C S1Daar A S2Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, P O Box 35 Al-Khod, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman.Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, P O Box 35 Al-Khod, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman.Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, P O Box 35 Al-Khod, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman.Solitary non-parasitic cysts of the liver are commonly asymptomatic and do not require treatment. Rarely, the cysts become symptomatic and are then best treated surgically. The optimal surgical treatment is debatable. We report a case treat ed by laparoscopic deroofing which is arguably a safe and effective approach.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1207solitary non-parasitic liver cystslaparoscopic deroofing
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author Al Kindy N M
Grant C S
Daar A S
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Grant C S
Daar A S
Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
solitary non-parasitic liver cysts
laparoscopic deroofing
author_facet Al Kindy N M
Grant C S
Daar A S
author_sort Al Kindy N M
title Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst
title_short Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst
title_full Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst
title_fullStr Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst
title_full_unstemmed Laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst
title_sort laparoscopic deroofing of hepatic cyst
publisher Sultan Qaboos University
series Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
issn 2075-051X
2075-0528
publishDate 2000-10-01
description Solitary non-parasitic cysts of the liver are commonly asymptomatic and do not require treatment. Rarely, the cysts become symptomatic and are then best treated surgically. The optimal surgical treatment is debatable. We report a case treat ed by laparoscopic deroofing which is arguably a safe and effective approach.
topic solitary non-parasitic liver cysts
laparoscopic deroofing
url https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1207
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