Successful aspiration and ethanol sclerosis of a large, symptomatic, simple liver cyst: Case presentation and review of the literature

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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2006; 12(18): 2949-2954
Published online May 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2949

Table 2 Radiologic features of simple hepatic cysts

Features supporting diagnosisof a simple cyst	Features not supporting diagnosisof a simple cyst
Anechoic lesion	Echoic lesion
Thin wall	Thick wall
Absence of septations	Presence of septations
No peripheral enhancement on CT/MRI	Peripheral enhancement on CT/MRI
Homogeneous appearance	Heterogeneity within the cyst
	Hydatid sand
	Presence of daughter cysts
	Heavy wall calcifications

Citation: Blonski WC, Campbell MS, Faust T, Metz DC. Successful aspiration and ethanol sclerosis of a large, symptomatic, simple liver cyst: Case presentation and review of the literature. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(18): 2949-2954
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i18/2949.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2949