What are the symptoms of cysts on the liver? Find out what the experts say

Answered by Dr. Martin Perlin

Doctor of Medicine · 33 years of experience · USA

Abdominal pain, abdominal distention, bloating are some of the symptoms of cyst on the liver.

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Answered by Dr. Wesley D Palmer

Doctor of Medicine · 23 years of experience · USA

Often, someone with cysts on the liver will not have symptoms. Only after many years of having cysts that grow, someone may feel a mass in the abdomen or some discomfort.

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Answered by Dr. Howard E. Lewine

M.D. Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing · 40 years of experience · USA

Cysts are fluid filled spaces that can form in many body parts. Liver cysts are common and usually there are no symptoms. Most often a person finds they have one or more liver cysts when they have an abdominal ultrasound or CT scan done for some other reason. If a cyst became very large or ruptured, a person could experience pain in the right upper part of the abdomen, just below the rib cage

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