Abstract
A 56-year-old woman visited our hospital with the chief complaint of abdominal pain following an umbilical injury. Computed tomography revealed a ruptured hepatic cyst. The following day, a chest X-ray showed hydrothorax, which was suspected because of the ruptured hepatic cyst. Based on these findings, thoracic drainage was performed. The chest fluid gradually disappeared after the drainage, and the drainage tube was removed on day 6 after admission. However, 2 days later, she complained of severe abdominal pain. An abdominal echo scan showed an infected hepatic cyst; therefore, percutaneous trans-hepatic drainage was performed and antibiotic therapy was initiated. The abscess gradually resolved, and she was discharged on day 42 after admission.
