Inflammatory pseudotumors of the liver: prevalence and clinical impact in surgical patients.

摘要: Background/aims Progress in diagnostic imaging has increased the number of focal liver lesions detected and reports an occasional finding inflammatory pseudotumors are becoming numerous. To estimate their prevalence clinical impact surgical series we evaluate retrospectively our experience. Methodology Four hundred three patients carriers a total 717 underwent resection consecutively Department from October 1995 to August 1999. All these surgery. Results After resection, 3 each proved be carrying IPT nodule accounting for 0.7% all 0.4% lesions. One pseudotumor was only disclosed intraoperatively patient with hepatocellular carcinoma. The other 2 accounted 20% whose preoperative diagnoses were wrong. operative procedures nodules were: wedge because considered new malignancy, limited left extended hepatectomy bilioenteric anastomosis, distal gastrectomy lymphoadenectomy one each. Inflammatory 33% wrong indication Conclusions Our experience shows that, despite low hepatic pseudotumors, appropriate management is not irrelevant.