Symptomatic Liver Cyst Successfully Treated with Transgastric Drainage and Sclerotherapy Using Minocycline Hydrochloride

• Published in: Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine Vol. 2024; pp. 6942345 - 7
• Main Authors: Yoshitomi, Kengo, Koya, Yudai, Miyagawa, Koichiro, Maruno, Yuki, Yamaguchi, Koki, Taniguchi, Ryuta, Onitsuka, Koji, Sakamoto, Yoshitaka, Oe, Shinji, Harada, Masaru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Hindawi 2024; Hindawi Limited; Wiley
• Subjects: Abdomen; Antibiotics; Antigens; Biochemistry; Biomarkers; Blood; Case Report; Catheters; Cysts; Dehydrogenases; Hematology; Infections; Leukocytes; Liver; Medical imaging; Patients; Proteins; Sclerotherapy; Stents; Surgery; Ultrasonic imaging; Veins & arteries; United States > US; Japan

A liver cyst is hepatic fluid-filled cavities often detected in clinical surveillances such as a health examination. Although the liver cyst is usually asymptomatic and observed without any therapeutic intervention, it can be symptomatic and needs treatment due to its enlargement, hemorrhage, and in...