POLYCYSTIC DISEASE OF THE LIVER; REPORT OF TWO CASES DIAGNOSED BY PERITONEOSCOPY
Authors: D NIEMETZ, A SOKOL, L MEISTER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1949)

Case Reports1 August 1949POLYCYSTIC DISEASE OF THE LIVER; REPORT OF TWO CASES DIAGNOSED BY PERITONEOSCOPYDAVID NIEMETZ, M.D., ARCHER SOKOL, M.D., LESTER MEISTER, M.D.DAVID NIEMETZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARCHER SOKOL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LESTER MEISTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-31-2-319 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA review of the available literature1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 of the past 10 years with reference to this uncommon anomaly, in its isolated form or in association with cystic disease of other organs, indicates that its diagnosis in the reported cases has been established at autopsy or by recourse to laparotomy. This report is presented to illustrate the diagnosis by means of peritoneoscopy.CASE REPORTSCase 1. A Mexican female, 68 years of age, entered the Los Angeles County General Hospital July 25, 1946, complaining of loss of appetite, increasing fatigue, and weight...Bibliography1. DAVIS CR: Nonparasitic cysts of the liver, Am. Jr. Surg., 1937, xxxv, 590. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. BRADSHAW TE: Polycystic disease of the liver, Irish Jr. Med. Sci., 1938, Series vi, 768. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. ALBRITTAINCORNBROOKS JWEI: Polycystic disease, Bull. School Med. Univ. Maryland, 1939, xxiv, 121. Google Scholar4. INLOWRICHARD WDNF: Polycystic disease of the liver, Jr. Indiana State Med. Assoc., 1942, xxxv, 4. Google Scholar5. MITCHELL T: Cystic liver of the newborn, case report, Memphis Med. Jr., 1942, xvii, 163. Google Scholar6. WOOTEN SF: Pathogenesis of congenital anomalies of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts, N. Y. State Jr. Med., 1943, xliii, 727. Google Scholar7. WILLIS RA: Carcinoma arising in congenital cysts of the liver, Jr. Path. and Bact., 1943, lv, 492. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. MCCAUGHANRASSIEUR JML: Nonparasitic cysts of the liver. A report of 2 cases and an analysis of the literature, Jr. Missouri State Med. Assoc., 1943, xl, 306. Google Scholar9. CLARKWESTFALL BOMF: Congenital polycystic liver and kidneys, renal calculi, multiple diverticulosis, Med. Bull. Vet. Admin., 1944, xx, 333. Google Scholar10. OOSTING M: Congenital polycystic kidneys and liver associated with hypertension and terminal cerebral hemorrhage, Urol. and Cutan. Rev., 1944, xlviii, 463. Google Scholar11. ELIASONSMITH ELDC: Solitary nonparasitic cyst of the liver, Clinics, 1944, iii, 607. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Beverly Hills, California*Received for publication June 10, 1947. From the Departments of Medicine, University of Southern California and College of Medical Evangelists, at the Los Angeles County General Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCystic hamartomas and polycystic disease of the liverFenestration in the management of polycystic liver diseaseRefractory ascites associated with polycystic liver diseasePolycystic liver and other hepatic masses mimicking gall-bladder diseaseThe ultrasound appearance of subdiaphragmatic rupture of a right lobe liver abscess in a two-year-old childDie Krankheiten der Leber und der GallenwegeCase 38421 1 August 1949Volume 31, Issue 2Page: 319-324KeywordsAutopsyFatigueHospital medicineLaparoscopyLaparotomyLiver diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...