Surgical management of polycystic liver disease

Medical and surgical treatment options for polycystic liver disease1

“…With laparoscopy the view of the cranially located liver segments is limited; therefore, patients with cysts in segments VII-VIII, the upper part of the liver, are not ideal candidates for this procedure. 37,38 We traced 43 articles on surgical fenestration in 311 PLD patients. Prior to 1994 the fenestration procedures were performed with laparotomy, whereas after 1994 the initial approach became mainly laparoscopic (80% versus 20% laparotomy).…”

Development and validation of a polycystic liver disease complaint-specific assessment (POLCA)

“…Using search terms referring to the disease, its treatment forms and aspects of health-related quality of life, 15 articles were identified for data extraction [4,5,7,8,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27].…”

Renal Dysfunction in Chronic Liver Disease

“…Th ere are a number of risk factors for liver involvement, including female gender, age, and degree of renal dysfunction [11]. A distinct form of autosomal dominant isolated liver cystic disease was recognized in the mid-1980s.…”

“…Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease is associated with polycystic liver disease in up to 75-90% of cases [11]. Th ere are a number of risk factors for liver involvement, including female gender, age, and degree of renal dysfunction [11].…”

“…Th e medical complications seen with autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease including intracranial aneurysms, and valvular heart lesion are also encountered in those with cystic liver disease. Th erapies involve cyst rupture or sclerosis and liver transplantation if symptoms persist [11].…”