TIMING AND TREATMENT OPTIONS IN ADULT POLYCYSTIC LIVER DISEASE: A RARE FAMILIAR CASE AS EXAMPLE

INTRODUCTION

Adult Polycystic Liver Disease (APLD) is a rare affection characterized by multiple cystic lesions of the liver. It may be associated with kidney cysts too and is frequently diagnosed accidentally in images studies as a non symptomatic condition. However, some patients can develop symptoms due to mass effect of multiple and big sized cyst such as abdominal pain, gastric compression, palpable mass and biliary obstruction^1,2

Surgical treatment is the only option available in order to resolve those symptoms and could varies from minimally-invasive surgery to liver transplantation. Once diagnosis is made, surgical strategy and timing to operation can be a challenging situation^3,4,5.