Percutaneous ultrasound-guided cyst sclerotherapy in patients with polycystic liver disease

Purpose: Polycystic liver disease (PCLD) is a genetic disease causing hepatomegaly and local cystic complications. To date, there is no established medical therapy for PCLD. We present our results of percutaneous cyst sclerotherapy in patients with PCLD. Material and methods: 301 pat. with PCLD were followed by our centre between 2001 – 2008 and retrospectively analysed. Mean age was 50 ± 11 years with 19% male. Additional polycystic kidney disease was found in 63%. All pat. received a special questionnaire to report their subjective follow-up. Follow-up was 33 ± 27 months. 31 pat. underwent liver transplantatio…