Ciliated Hepatic Foregut Cyst: A Report of a Case Incidentally Discovered during Transplant Evaluation
Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst (CHFC) is a rare benign cyst of the liver derived from an embryonic remnant of foregut epithelium. CHFC is typically asymptomatic and is found incidentally. Recent reports of malignant transformation may warrant surgical removal of CHFC. We present the case of a 54-year...
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| description | Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst (CHFC) is a rare benign cyst of the liver derived from an embryonic remnant of foregut epithelium. CHFC is typically asymptomatic and is found incidentally. Recent reports of malignant transformation may warrant surgical removal of CHFC. We present the case of a 54-year-old male who was discovered to have a CHFC while undergoing kidney transplant evaluation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7077084cd5af4a9d88440c28951141622025-02-03T00:59:03ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362019-01-01201910.1155/2019/78284277828427Ciliated Hepatic Foregut Cyst: A Report of a Case Incidentally Discovered during Transplant EvaluationThomas Enke0Wuttiporn Manatsathit1Shaheed Merani2Kurt Fisher3The University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USADepartment of Transplant Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USADepartment of Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USACiliated hepatic foregut cyst (CHFC) is a rare benign cyst of the liver derived from an embryonic remnant of foregut epithelium. CHFC is typically asymptomatic and is found incidentally. Recent reports of malignant transformation may warrant surgical removal of CHFC. We present the case of a 54-year-old male who was discovered to have a CHFC while undergoing kidney transplant evaluation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7828427 |
| spellingShingle | Thomas Enke Wuttiporn Manatsathit Shaheed Merani Kurt Fisher Ciliated Hepatic Foregut Cyst: A Report of a Case Incidentally Discovered during Transplant Evaluation Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Ciliated Hepatic Foregut Cyst: A Report of a Case Incidentally Discovered during Transplant Evaluation |
| title_full | Ciliated Hepatic Foregut Cyst: A Report of a Case Incidentally Discovered during Transplant Evaluation |
| title_fullStr | Ciliated Hepatic Foregut Cyst: A Report of a Case Incidentally Discovered during Transplant Evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ciliated Hepatic Foregut Cyst: A Report of a Case Incidentally Discovered during Transplant Evaluation |
| title_short | Ciliated Hepatic Foregut Cyst: A Report of a Case Incidentally Discovered during Transplant Evaluation |
| title_sort | ciliated hepatic foregut cyst a report of a case incidentally discovered during transplant evaluation |
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