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Relief by Surgical Decompression of the Cysts

Richard J. Howard, MD; Russell F. Hanson, MD, PhD; John P. Delaney, MD, PhD

Arch Surg. 1976;111(7):816-817.

Abstract
• Jaundice is an unusual feature of polycystic liver disease. In a 46-year-old woman with polycystic liver disease and jaundice, the bilirubin level was 42.0 mg/100 ml. Because of the rapid rise in bilirubin level, relief of supposed obstruction of intrahepatic bile ducts was attempted by unroofing the hepatic cysts. Following operation the bilirubin level returned to normal, and the patient has remained well since.

(Arch Surg 111:816-817, 1976)

Author Affiliations
From the departments of surgery and medicine, University of Minnesota Health Sciences Center, Minneapolis.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 4, 1975.

Reprint requests to Box 89, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Health Sciences Center, 412 SE Union St, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (Dr Delaney).

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