Restrictive ventilatory impairment and thrombosis due to a giant liver cyst

Keitaro Nakamoto; Chika Miyaoka; Aya Hirata; Yasuhiro Nakamura; Tetsuya Nakazato; Hajime Takizawa

doi:10.1002/rcr2.524

Restrictive ventilatory impairment and thrombosis due to a giant liver cyst

Respirol Case Rep. 2020 Jan 28;8(2):e00524. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.524. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Authors

Keitaro Nakamoto¹, Chika Miyaoka¹, Aya Hirata¹, Yasuhiro Nakamura², Tetsuya Nakazato², Hajime Takizawa¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine Kyorin University School of Medicine Mitaka Japan.
² Department of Surgery Kyorin University School of Medicine Mitaka Japan.

Abstract

Most patients with liver cysts are asymptomatic and require no treatment. In this patient with symptoms and restrictive ventilatory impairment, percutaneous needle aspiration with injection of minocycline hydrochloride was effective.

Keywords: Liver cyst; needle aspiration; restrictive ventilatory impairment; thrombosis.