Spontaneous Rupture of a Nonparasitic Hepatic Cyst Associated with Peritonitis

The first report of a nonparnsitic cyst complicated by rupture and peritonitis is given. A 63-year-old female found to have a nonparasitic hepatic cyst was discharged from hospital when her symptoms of sharp intermittent pains in the right upper quadrant resolved spontaneously. Hours later, she was...

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Main Authors: Patricia Shipley, Barry Baylis, Noel Hershfield, Robert Lui, Norman CW Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1991-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1991/620508