… that is a suggestive finding of hydatid disease of the liver. Ultrasonography and computed …
of hepatic hydatid cysts. The positivity of Casoni and Weinberg tests in hydatid disease is 87% …

… Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection carried by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus…
disease by ingestion of parasitic eggs which develop into hydatid cysts, usually in the liver …

… Since 1967, 40 patients with hydatid disease of the liver have been treated at our hospital. …
hydatid disease has been found in three patients, who all had known residual disease at …

… on for liver hydatid disease between January 1977 … liver was affected in 68 cases (51.5%),
the left lobe in 31 cases (23.5%), and both lobes in 14 cases (10.6%); there were multiple liver …

… There are four forms of hydatid disease. Echinococcus granulosus (EG) is the most
common and gives rise to cystic hydatid disease (CHD), which is the focus of this review …

… Although some2,7 have recommended liver resection for hydatid disease of the liver, we
believe this is a very radical approach for a benign disease. If the location of the cyst is not …

… According to our experience, the liver is the most common site for hydatid disease (75%
of cases), followed by the lungs (15%), the spleen (5%), 21 and other organs (5%), 2 ,22 ,23 …

… This review summarizes the current management options for liver hydatid cysts and briefly
shares our experience of using these options for treating patients with liver hydatid disease in …

… was to evaluate the results of conservative and radical treatment of liver hydatid disease. …
Records of patients who underwent surgery for liver hydatid disease between 1980 and 2005 …

… of choice for hydatid disease of the liver, controversies still exist about the preferred
operative … reviewed 135 consecu¬ tive cases of hydatid disease of the liver treated surgically …