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We treated two patients with symptomatic hepatic cyst with minocycline hydrochloride (MINO) injections. Patient 1 was a 72-year-old woman who experienced upper abdominal discomfort brought on by a large hepatic cyst, 12 cm in diameter. MINO (200 mg) was injected daily for 8 days with a continuous drainage catheter. After the treatment, the size of the cyst decreased markedly and the symptoms disappeared. There has been no recurrence in a 55-month follow-up. Patient 2 was a 52-year-old man who experienced abdominal fullness and exhibited hepatomegaly. Investigations revealed many large hepatic cysts. Three continuous drainage catheters were inserted into the three largest cysts for the injection of MINO; a total of 5600 mg was injected over a period of 27 days. The cysts decreased in size and symptoms abated.
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Yoshida, H., Egami, K., Onda, M. et al. Treatment of symptomatic hepatic cyst by injection of minocycline hydrochloride. J Hep Bil Pancr Surg 3, 491–494 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02349798
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