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Non-Parasitic Diseases of the Liver and Intrahepatic Biliary Tree

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Liver and Biliary Tract Surgery

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With the widespread use of sensitive imaging techniques, the frequency of non-parasitic liver cysts is increasingly reported. It is a rare clinical entity that is identify through the common use of computed tomography and ultrasonography [1]–[4]. Their reported prevalence is estimated to be between 0.8% and 3.8% [5] during routine abdominal ultrasound examinations

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Brotzakis, P., Mitellas, T., Karaliotas, C.C. (2006). Non-Parasitic Diseases of the Liver and Intrahepatic Biliary Tree. In: Karaliotas, C.C., Broelsch, C.E., Habib, N.A. (eds) Liver and Biliary Tract Surgery. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-49277-2_44

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