Laparoscopic treatment of giant solitary hepatic cyst in a geriatric patient
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Objective Solitary congenital liver cysts are a rare finding and present a challenge in the diagnosis. The role of laparoscopy surgery in the management of benign cysts is now the gold standard for treating selected, giant, accessible, symptomatic or complicated cysts. Our objective was to assess the feasibility, the safety and the efficacy of the minimally invasive technique procedure for treating giant hepatic cyst even in geriatric patient.
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دوره 9 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2009