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Hepatic hydatid cystic disease continues to be a serious health problem and is endemic in Iraq. There are of two types of cysts: noncomplicated and complicated cysts. Open surgery is widely practiced for both types. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical features, management, and outcome of surgical treatment in both types of...
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... right lobe (n = 120 patients) was more involved than the left lobe (n = 17 patients), while both lobes were involved in 13 patients, as shown in Fig. 2. Single cysts were found in 117 patients and multiple cysts in 33 patients. The cyst diameter ranged from 5 to 20 cm in diameter on US examination (see Table 1). ...Similar publications
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The mainstay of treatment of hepatic hydatid disease is surgery and is presently the only viable treatment for alveolar hydatid disease (Arif et al. 2008). Even today, controversy exists as to the extent of operation performed. Advances in management have been made with the use of newer anthelminthic and application of percutaneous aspiration in selected patients.
