Is liver cyst serious

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Most people find cysts on their liver in their experience or routine examination in hospital. They are usually found by B-ultrasound and CT. Some patients may have abdominal discomfort or pain, which may be caused by the superficial location of cysts and easy friction with diaphragm or peritoneum. Don't worry, this kind of pain is not very serious, also don't need to be nervous, because the liver cyst is not a tumor, more is not a malignant tumor, generally don't need to deal with, but when the diameter of the liver cyst is more than 5 cm, we should pay attention to, larger liver cyst is easy to cause compression symptoms, affect the life and work of patients, can consider treatment. Let's share with you some ways to deal with it.

Is liver cyst serious

First, when a swollen liver cyst is found, don't worry. Look at the results of B-ultrasound. If a single liver cyst less than 5cm is located in the liver parenchyma, and there is no compression on the main blood vessels and bile ducts in the liver, it can be observed. It is recommended to review ultrasound every year to understand its growth. If it causes the compression of large hepatic vessels or bile ducts, it is necessary to go to a regular medical institution for treatment. The hepatobiliary surgeon will judge the condition and propose a treatment plan.

Second: at the same time, your living habits and eating habits should also be changed, so as to avoid aggravating the disease. At ordinary times, pay attention to rest, don't stay up late, eat more high-quality protein food, pay attention to the supplement of high fiber, high-dimensional food, and low-fat, appropriate sugar diet; No partial food, grains, fresh vegetables and fruits, lean meat of cattle, sheep and pigs, eggs, milk, fish and shrimp can be eaten. Also taboo drinking, eat less spicy, fried food

Third: but for liver cysts larger than 5cm on the surface of the liver, surgery is needed. The operation is very simple. Open the cyst wall under laparoscopy and fully drain it. For cysts less than 5 cm in diameter, if there is no compression symptom on the surrounding organs, it can be observed. If there are compression symptoms, such as upper abdominal fullness and pain, laparoscopic surgery is needed.

matters needing attention

At the same time, it should be noted that congenital intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile duct cysts are also manifested as multiple cysts of the liver, but the disease often has intermittent abdominal pain, fever, jaundice and other symptoms in childhood, and needs early medical treatment, and the treatment is more complex, and the curative effect is often poor.