Laparoscopic Excision of a Ciliated Hepatic Foregut Cyst

Ciliated hepatic foregut cysts are uncommon solitary cysts of the liver that originate from the embryologic foregut. Clinically and radiographically, these lesions can be diffi-cult to distinguish from neoplasms. Recent reports have demonstrated that ciliated hepatic foregut cysts may un-dergo dysplastic progression, supporting the argument to excise these cysts when discovered. Fewer than 100 cases have been described in the literature since the first de-scription of a ciliated hepatic foregut cyst in 1857. We present a patient who recently underwent laparoscopic excision of a ciliated hepatic foregut cyst, review the literature, and propose the rationale for attempting re-moval of these cysts via a laparoscopic approach