Biliary cystadenoma: Rare variant of intrahepatic cystic disease

Intrahepatic nonparasitic cystic disease is rare and may be of congenital o r neoplastic origin, The most frequent symptoms and signs are nonspecific a nd include pain, nausea, fullness, increased girth, and palpable mass. Inte rventional therapy is reserved for symptomatic patients, which usually corr esponds to cysts >5 cm in diameter, Retrospective analysis revealed 26 case s of intrahepatic cystic disease over 15 years at our institution, We discu ss the case of a patient who had bilobular biliary cystadenomatous disease, a rare, benign variant of intrahepatic nonparasitic cystic disease.