An excerpt of 2022 European Association for the Study of the Liver clinical practice guidelines on the management of cystic liver diseases / 中华消化杂志

ABSTRACT

The advent of enhanced radiological imaging techniques has facilitated the diagnosis of cystic liver lesions. Concomitantly, the evidence base supporting the management of these diseases has matured over the last decades. As a result, comprehensive clinical guidance on the subject matter is warranted. This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of hepatic cysts, mucinous cystic neoplasms of the liver, biliary hamartomas, polycystic liver disease, caroli disease, caroli syndrome, biliary hamartomas and peribiliary cysts. On the basis of in-depth review of the relevant literature, this guideline provide recommendations to navigate clinical dilemmas followed by supporting text. The recommendations are graded according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine system and categorized as "weak" or "strong" . This guideline aims to provide the best available evidence to aid the clinical decision-making process in the management of patients with cystic liver disease, and presents the readers with translations and summarizations of the above mentioned recommendations.