Partial hepatectomy is curative for the localized type of Caroli's disease: A case report and review of the literature

Yilmaz, S.; Kirimlioglu, H.; Kirimlioglu, V.; Isik, B.; Coban, S.; Yildirim, B.; Ara, C.; Sogutlu, G.; Yilmaz, M.

doi:10.1016/s1479-666x(06)80039-9

Partial hepatectomy is curative for the localized type of Caroli's disease: A case report and review of the literature

Yilmaz S., Kirimlioglu H., Kirimlioglu V., Isik B., Coban S., Yildirim B., ...Daha Fazla

SURGEON-JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL COLLEGES OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH AND IRELAND, cilt.4, sa.2, ss.101-105, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2006
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s1479-666x(06)80039-9
Dergi Adı: SURGEON-JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL COLLEGES OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH AND IRELAND
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.101-105
İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The case of a 58-year-old woman who was diagnosed with the localized type of Caroli's disease is presented. This disease involves the whole of the left half of the liver. A left hepatectomy was followed by complete resolution of symptoms. The current article suggests that hepatic resection may be aggressively performed in selected patients with the localized form of Caroli's disease