Laparoscopic Treatment of a Giant Nonparasitic Cyst in Cirrhotic Liver

Lucio Taglietti, Luca Balestra, Nereo Vettoretto, Cristina Guadrini, Murad Odeh, and Maurizio Giovanetti Introduction: The detection of single simple liver cysts has become more frequent in the general population (2.5%--5%) because of the routine use of ultrasonography. Between 10% and 16% of cysts become symptomatic and require treatment. Among the various treatment options, which range from simple aspiration to hepatic resection, laparoscopic cyst “unroofing“ is generally considered to be the standard of