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. 1974 Jan;50(579):48-50.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.50.579.48.

Solitary cyst of the liver presenting as an abdominal emergency

S C Sood, A Watson

Solitary cyst of the liver presenting as an abdominal emergency

S C Sood et al. Postgrad Med J. 1974 Jan.

Abstract

A case of torsion of a solitary non-parasitic cyst of the liver presenting as an acute abdominal emergency is described. Reference is made to the pathogenesis of such cysts, which occur infrequently and only rarely present with complications. A review of previous reports of complications in such cysts is presented.

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