1.
West Indian med. j
;
51(3): 201-201, Sept. 2002.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-333246
2.
West Indian med. j
;
50(3): 230-233, Sept. 2001.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-333365
ABSTRACT
This paper reports two cases of benign hepatic cysts successfully treated by the instillation of tetracycline hydrochloride. The patients presented with solitary large symptomatic hepatic cysts and underwent ultrasound guided needle aspiration followed by the instillation of tetracycline hydrochloride. The cyst size diminished without complication and the patients have remained symptom free. We review the treatment of this uncommon entity and propose that injection of tetracycline hydrochloride is an effective nonoperative treatment of symptomatic solitary hepatic cysts.