Results of percutaneous sclerotherapy and surgical treatment in patients with symptomatic simple liver cysts and polycystic liver disease

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2007; 13(22): 3095-3100
Published online Jun 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i22.3095

Table 2 Treatment and outcome during follow-up of 54 patients with simple liver cysts and PLD

	Simple liver cyst		PLD		Total
	(n = 41)		(n = 13)		(n = 54)
	Surgical	Percutaneous sclerotherapy	Surgical	Percutaneous sclerotherapy	Surgical	Percutaneous sclerotherapy
Treatment¹	11 (27)	30 (73)	4 (31)	9 (69)	15 (28)	39 (72)
Cyst recurrence	3 (27)	6 (20)	4 (100)	7 (78)	7 (47)	13 (33)
Additonal treatment after recurrence	2 (18)	1 (3)	3 (75)	4 (44)	5 (33)	5 (13)

PLD: polycystic liver disease.

¹Percentages of total are given in parentheses.

Citation: Erdogan D, van Delden OM, Rauws EA, Busch OR, Lameris JS, Gouma DJ, van Gulik TM. Results of percutaneous sclerotherapy and surgical treatment in patients with symptomatic simple liver cysts and polycystic liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(22): 3095-3100
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i22/3095.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i22.3095

Erdogan D, van Delden OM, Rauws EA, Busch OR, Lameris JS, Gouma DJ, van Gulik TM. Results of percutaneous sclerotherapy and surgical treatment in patients with symptomatic simple liver cysts and polycystic liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(22): 3095-3100 [PMID: 17589926 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i22.3095]

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