LATE COMPLICATION AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC FENESTRATION OF A LIVER CYST

We report the case of a serious complication resulting from laparoscop ic fenestration of a hepatic cyst. Seven months after the procedure ha d been performed, the cyst had recurred and ruptured, leading to massi ve bleeding. Bleeding control and enucleation of the cyst were carried out successfully by conventional surgery. The patient recovered rapid ly after an uneventful postoperative period, and no recurrence of the liver cyst was found 20 months after our intervention. This case empha sizes the importance of a strict follow-up and determination of the ou tcome for this new application of laparoscopic surgery.