Symptoms of polycystic liver disease

summary

The majority of polycystic liver is congenital, that is, some abnormalities of congenital development lead to the formation of liver cysts. Polycystic liver patients generally to 30-50 years old before symptoms, let's see what symptoms of polycystic liver.

Symptoms of polycystic liver disease

First: after suffering from multiple liver cysts, the first manifestation is gastrointestinal symptoms. Such as dyspepsia, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and right upper abdominal pain, but the degree is not serious. Hepatomegaly and right upper abdominal mass were cystic without obvious tenderness. Shivering and fever may occur after secondary infection.

Second, scattered cystic nodules can be touched on the liver surface of multiple hepatic cysts. If intracapsular hemorrhage, infection or pedicle cyst torsion, there may be acute abdomen. Jaundice caused by huge cyst pressing common bile duct or hepatic duct is rare. There may be no positive signs. Some patients may touch abdominal mass.

Third: cysts generally increase slowly with age, but the liver volume can remain unchanged for several years. When the cyst septum ruptures, it can fuse into a larger cyst. When the cyst of the liver is large enough to affect health, such as indigestion and malabsorption, or cyst rupture, infection and other complications, surgical treatment should be considered. If you have acute severe abdominal pain, hematemesis or black stool, you should go to the hospital immediately. Fibrosis and bile duct hyperplasia can also occur in patients with chronic disease, and liver function damage, cirrhosis and portal hypertension can be caused in late stage.

matters needing attention

1. We should have a balanced diet, avoid alcohol, tobacco and irritant food, keep a regular life, avoid overwork, and avoid the impact of external forces on the liver area, especially in patients with secondary infection of giant or localized cysts. At the same time, keep in touch with the medical staff, regularly review to the hospital, early detection of problems, early treatment. 2. Regular life. At the same time, we should keep the stool unobstructed and form the habit of defecating every day. 3. Keep warm. It is better to wear masks when going out in winter; Don't be barefoot in summer, don't blow electric fan for a long time, don't soak in cold water for a long time.