Description

Gigot et al reported a simple classification for patients with adult polycystic liver disease. The type of cystic disease determines the best management approach. The authors are from St-Luc University Hospital, Louvain Medical School (Brussels) and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.


 

Parameters:

(1) size and number of the cysts

(2) amount of normal liver parenchyma

Size and Number of Cysts

Amount of Normal Liver Parenchyma

Type

1 to 9 large cysts > 10 cm

large

I

diffuse

large

II

diffuse

small

III

 


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