HEPATIC CYSTADENOMA

Course overview

HEPATIC CYSTIC LESIONS WERE ONCE THOUGHT TO BE RELATIVELY UNCOMMON; HOWEVER, THEY ARE BEING DIAGNOSED MORE FREQUENTLY WITH THE CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVED ACCESS OF PATIENTS TO CROSS-SECTIONAL IMAGING. ESTIMATES ARE THAT CYSTIC LIVER DISEASE AFFECTS 5 TO 10% OF THE WORLD POPULATION. THE DIFFERENTIAL FOR LIVER DISEASE IS BROAD AND INCLUDES INFECTIOUS, INFLAMMATORY, MALIGNANT, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND TRAUMATIC ETIOLOGIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BILIARY CYSTADENOMAS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.