Spontaneous rupture of a large non-parasitic liver cyst: A case report

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Introduction. Non-parasitic hepatic cysts are benign entities, occur rarely (5% of the population), and in the majority of cases, are asymptomatic. Cysts can cause symptoms when they become large and produce bile duct compression or portal hypertension, and also when complications such as rupture, infection or hemorrhage take place. Case presentation. We present the case of a 70-year-old Greek-Caucasian man with a large, asymptomatic and non-parasitic liver cyst that presented as an acute surgical abdominal emergency after spontaneous rupture into the peritoneal cavity. Conclusions. We present an extremely rare complication of simple liver cyst, its rupture in the free abdominal cavity, and its presentation as an acute abdomen. Large simple liver cysts should be treated with intervention at early recognition as conservative management usually results in their recurrence. © 2010 Miliadis et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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Miliadis, L., Giannakopoulos, T., Boutsikos, G., Terzis, I., & Kyriazanos, I. D. (2010). Spontaneous rupture of a large non-parasitic liver cyst: A case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-2

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