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What is treatment for perihepatic benign biliary cyst 5cm? hurts. had 2 mri 2 us & liver core biopsy past 4 months. labs normal. lapchole/biloma 2005

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Surgery: Depending on the cyst, how extensive or limited. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/704845_6

Answered 9/29/2016

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Great Masquerader: Biliary cysts -Usually asymptomatic, The Clinical importance is: Inaccurate diagnosis, therapeutic misadventures, cysts progression and cysts-related complications are frequent, and typically found in patients with liver cirrhosis, they can occasionally cause biliary obstruction, may mimic other diseases (Choledochal cyst & Cholangio CA ) 20 % associated with .Panc. Liver & Biliary Cancer.

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Answered 3/22/2020

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A member asked:

What is treatment for perihepatic benign biliary cyst 5cm? hurts. had 2 mri 2 us & liver core biopsy past 4 months. labs normal. lapchole/biloma 2005

6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Carrie Cannon answered

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Dr Kuitems and 3 doctors agreed

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