Clinical response after laparoscopic fenestration of symptomatic hepatic cysts: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Affiliation

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboudumc, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. [Email]

Abstract

Laparoscopic fenestration is one of the treatment options for symptomatic hepatic cysts, either solitary or in context of polycystic liver disease (PLD), but indications, efficacy and surgical techniques are under debate.

Keywords

Clinical outcomes,Hepatic cysts,Laparoscopic fenestration,Polycystic liver disease,