This type of liver cyst is very common, don’t be intimidated, in recent years, with the emphasis on health.

Many people find liver cysts during physical examinations. Due to their lack of awareness, they are often scared and think they have cancer. In fact, liver cysts are benign diseases, not cancer. Its incidence is still quite high. The probability of adults suffering from liver cysts is about 3-5%. It is one of the more common diseases in clinical practice.

Most patients have no obvious symptoms or even no symptoms, and a small number of patients will experience symptoms such as epigastric pain, postprandial fullness, nausea, jaundice, and fever. Generally speaking, most of the symptoms are caused by the large number or size of liver cysts. As for whether the disease needs treatment, and how?

You need to look at the situation and treat it differently

First of all, there is one thing to be sure, that is Symptoms must be treated, and asymptomatic or non-obvious symptoms need to be treated differently. There are many types of liver cysts in clinical practice.

From a large aspect, it is divided into two types: parasitic and non-parasitic

Parasite Hepatic cysts are easy to form after infection. The most common parasites are schistosomiasis and amoeba. Eliminating the incentives is the key to the treatment of hepatic cysts caused by this pathogenic microorganism infection.

Nonparasitic hepatic cysts can be divided into four categories

congenital hepatic cysts, traumatic hepatic cysts, inflammatory hepatic cysts and neoplastic hepatic cysts;

Congenital hepatic cysts are mostly multiple cysts, Often accompanied by cysts of other organs;

traumatic liver cysts appear after liver damage caused by trauma, and these cysts are often large , requiring surgical treatment;

Inflammatory liver cysts are caused by liver inflammation, and the factors that cause liver inflammation include viral infection, alcohol, and drugs.

In treatment, the cause of liver inflammation should be eliminated. If the cause is not eliminated, the liver cyst will gradually become larger and even lead to severe liver function. abnormal.

Neoplastic hepatic cysts are by-products of liver tumors. They are often large and require surgery. Regardless of the type of liver tumor, the general principle is that if there are symptoms, treat it, and if there are no symptoms, it is necessary to look at the size and number of the tumor.

Don’t worry too much, the possibility of malignant transformation is too small, some will be fine for life, and those with large size (more than 5 cm in diameter) are recommended to receive timely treatment and surgery, and most of them have a good prognosis. In addition, in our daily life, we can also make some targeted adjustments to prevent the occurrence of the disease. For example, quit smoking, drinking, staying up late, eat low-salt and low-fat diet, eat more fruits and vegetables, drink less coffee and carbonated beverages, pay attention to standardized medication, moderate exercise, regular inspections, and active prevention and treatment of liver diseases.