Summary:
Hepatobiliary cysts consist of a heterogeneous group of
diseases that differ in cause, prevalence and
manifestations. Some are found incidentally on imaging
studies and tend to have a benign course. Symptomatic
cysts and those become endanger to life need adequate
treatment. We are reporting clinical and pathological
features of 145 patients with different types of
Hepatobiliary cysts along with their therapeutic
approaches and outcomes. Study period was September
1997 to July 2006 (107 months). The most common was
simple cyst followed by hydatid and choledochal cysts.
Fifty-four (37.25%) cysts were asymptomatic and
diagnosed incidentally, 75 (51.72%) had some form of
symptoms; like abdominal pain, discomfort and swelling.
Complications like obstructive jaundice; portal
hypertension, vena caval obstruction, bronchobiliary
fistula and peritonitis are noted in remaining 16 (11.03%)