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Alcohol sclerosis of a giant liver cyst following failed deroofings.

Alcohol sclerosis of a giant liver cyst following failed deroofings.

Authors :
Karam AR
Connolly C
Fulwadhva U
Hussain S
Source :
Journal of radiology case reports [J Radiol Case Rep] 2011; Vol. 5 (2), pp. 19-22. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Feb 01.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

Percutaneous alcohol sclerotherapy for simple liver cysts is an established and safe procedure. We report alcohol ablation of a very large (5.5 liters) liver cyst that had failed laparoscopic deroofing procedures twice. The cyst responded to multisession alcohol sclerotherapy.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1943-0922
Volume :
5
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of radiology case reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
22470778
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v5i2.634