[Giant hepatic cyst in a patient with ADPKD]

G Ital Nefrol. 2012 Nov-Dec;29(6):716-9.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

We present the case of a 39-year-old woman with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). She was admitted to our hospital with marked dyspnea and epigastric pain. A diagnosis of giant hepatic cyst compressing the surrounding organs was made on the basis of the clinical and radiological findings. The patient underwent percutaneous aspiration of the cyst. The symptoms and radiological abnormalities were normalized within a few days of the minimally invasive aspiration procedure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Adult
  • Cysts / complications
  • Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Cysts / diagnostic imaging
  • Cysts / surgery
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / complications
  • Liver Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Liver Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Diseases / surgery
  • Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / complications
  • Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / diagnosis*
  • Radiography
  • Suction / methods
  • Treatment Outcome