Table 8.

Summary of largest series published on the surgical techniques used for cystic fenestration and resection of symptomatic polycystic liver disease

Ref.	No.	Technique	Outcome	Complications	Follow-up (mo)
Que et al[36]	31	Fenestration and resection	3% symptom recurrence	3% mortality, 58% morbidity	Mean of 28
Schnelldorfer et al[64]	124	Fenestration and resection	93% symptom relief, 72.6% recurrent cyst formation	72.6% morbidity, 3.2% mortality	Mean of 48
Kornprat et al[100]	9	Fenestration and resection	100% symptom relief, 11% recurrence	33.35% morbidity	24-98
Koperna et al[104]	5	Fenestration and resection	0% symptom recurrence	-	-
Li et al[107]	21	Fenestration and resection	14.3% cyst recurrence	76.2% cyst morbidity, 0% mortality	10-155
Gamblin et al[108]	51	Fenestration and resection	3.9% symptom recurrence	17.6% morbidity, no mortality	1-49
Yang et al[109]	7	Fenestration and resection	100% symptom recurrence	100% morbidity, no mortality	Mean of 20
Vons et al[110]	12	Resection	17% symptom recurrence	8% mortality, 83% morbidity	Mean of 34
Soravia et al[111]	10	Fenestration and resection	33% symptom recurrence	10% mortality, 20% morbidity	Mean of 69
Henne-Bruns et al[112]	8	Fenestration and resection	50% symptom recurrence	No mortality, 38% morbidity	Mean of 15
Vauthey et al[113]	5	Fenestration and resection	0% symptom recurrence	0% mortality, 100% morbidity	Mean of 14
Sanchez et al[114]	9	Resection	100% symptom relief, 100% recurrence	0% mortality	Mean of 35
Newman et al[115]	9	Fenestration and resection	88.9% symptom relief, 0% recurrence	11.1% mortality, 55.6% morbidity	2-44
Iwatsuki et al[116]	9	Resection	44.4% symptom relief, 44.4% recurrence	0% mortality, 33.3% morbidity	12-180