Results of percutaneous sclerotherapy and surgical treatment in patients with symptomatic simple liver cysts and polycystic liver disease

Table 1 Characteristics of 54 patients with simple liver cysts and PLD mean ± SD

	Simple liver cyst	PLD	Total
n (male:female)	41 (4:37)	13 (1:12)	54 (5:49)
Age (yr)	57.5 ± 14.9	52.8 ± 7.8	56.3 ± 13.6
(range)	(21-81)	(40-67)	(21-81)
Mean lesion size (cm)	12.6 ± 6.3	13 ± 4.8	12.7 ± 5.6
(range)	(3.5-25)	(8-21)	(3.5-25)
Diagnostic imaging
(US:CT:ERCP:MRI)	41:23:2:2	13:11:1:0	54:34:3:2
Location of treated cyst
(right:left:bilateral)	14:09:18	07:02:04	21:11:22

PLD: polycystic Liver Disease; US: ultrasound; CT: computed tomography; ERCP: endoscopic retrograde cholangiography; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.

Table 2 Treatment and outcome during follow-up of 54 patients with simple liver cysts and PLD

	Simple liver cyst		PLD		Total
	(n = 41)		(n = 13)		(n = 54)
	Surgical	Percutaneous sclerotherapy	Surgical	Percutaneous sclerotherapy	Surgical	Percutaneous sclerotherapy
Treatment1	11 (27)	30 (73)	4 (31)	9 (69)	15 (28)	39 (72)
Cyst recurrence	3 (27)	6 (20)	4 (100)	7 (78)	7 (47)	13 (33)
Additonal treatment after recurrence	2 (18)	1 (3)	3 (75)	4 (44)	5 (33)	5 (13)

PLD: polycystic liver disease.

¹Percentages of total are given in parentheses.