ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2013
Evaluation of hepatic cystic lesions.
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- Symptom relief and not cyst reduction determines treatment success in aspiration sclerotherapy of hepatic cysts.European radiology · 2019Trial
- A nomogram‑based diagnostic prediction model for differentiating mucinous cystic neoplasms from simple hepatic cysts in patients with hepatic cystic lesions.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2026Article
- Differentiating multilocular hepatic cysts from mucinous cystic neoplasms: characteristic imaging signs and a machine learning diagnostic framework.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Spontaneous rupture and hemorrhage of a large simple hepatic cyst following external electrical muscle stimulation: a case managed by emergency laparoscopy.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Chronic Expanding Hematoma in the Liver Presenting with Intraperitoneal Hemorrhage: A Case Report and Literature Review.Surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Mucinous cystic neoplasms of the liver: current insights into epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Real-Time Full-Color Overlay Indocyanine Green Navigation for Laparoscopic Deroofing of Liver Cysts.Surgical case reports · 2026Article
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- Diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of simple hepatic cyst: Clinical practice guideline.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2025Review
- Undiagnosed Symptomatic Hepatic Duplication Cysts and Bilateral Renal Cysts in a 75-Year-Old Female: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Case Report: Differentiating hepatic desmoplastic small round cell tumor from hydatidosis in a school-aged boy: the role of contrast-enhanced and interventional ultrasound.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Resection of chronic expanding hematoma within the liver cyst difficult to differentiate from liver cystadenocarcinoma: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
- Giant complex hepatic cyst causing pseudocystitis: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Management of Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms of the Liver.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2023Review
- External validation of a machine learning based algorithm to differentiate hepatic mucinous cystic neoplasms from benign hepatic cysts.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2023Article
- Deep Learning Algorithm for Differentiating Patients with a Healthy Liver from Patients with Liver Lesions Based on MR Images.Cancers · 2023Article
- Primary hepatic myopericytoma coexisting with multiple cystic hepatic lesions: a case report.World journal of surgical oncology · 2023Article
- Percutaneous aspiration and sclerotherapy of a giant simple hepatic cyst causing obstructive jaundice: A case report and review of literature.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2022Article
- The prevalence and natural history of hepatic cysts examined by ultrasound: a health checkup population retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Hepatic cysts are increasingly found as a mere coincidence on abdominal imaging techniques, such as ultrasonography (USG), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These cysts often present a diagnostic challenge. Therefore, we performed a review of the recent literature and developed an evidence-based diagnostic algorithm to guide clinicians in characterising these lesions. Simple cysts are the most common cystic liver disease, and diagnosis is based on typical USG characteristics. Serodiagnostic tests and microbubble contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) are invaluable in differentiating complicated cysts, echinococcosis and cystadenoma/cystadenocarcinoma when USG, CT and MRI show ambiguous findings. Therefore, serodiagnostic tests and CEUS reduce the need for invasive procedures. Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is arbitrarily defined as the presence of > 20 liver cysts and can present as two distinct genetic disorders: autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease (PCLD). Although genetic testing for ADPKD and PCLD is possible, it is rarely performed because it does not affect the therapeutic management of PLD. USG screening of the liver and both kidneys combined with extensive family history taking are the cornerstone of diagnostic decision making in PLD. In conclusion, an amalgamation of these recent advances results in a diagnostic algorithm that facilitates evidence-based clinical decision making.
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