OBJECTIVE Surgery and percutaneous aspiration-injection-re-aspiration (PAIR) are widely accepted treatment modalities for hepatic hydatid cysts. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) acts as a minimally invasive rescue method for the biliary complications of both the hydatid cysts and treatment modalities. The aim of this study was to identify the role of different treatment m...

DESCRIPTION A 55-year-old man with a history of hypertension was admitted with complaints of progressive breathlessness of 2 months duration. General physical examination was remarkable for an elevated jugular venous pressure and bilateral pedal oedema. His ECG showed normal axis, left ventricular hypertrophy by voltage criteria and associated left atrial enlargement. Echocardiogram (ECHO) reve...

Hepatic hydatid disease is very common in developing nations. Although anaphylactic shock a rare complication during anaesthesia, it can present with severe cardiovascular and hypersensitive reactions surgical removal of cyst, requiring prompt emergency management. We report case 43 year old female posted for elective cyst the right lobe liver under general anaesthesia. An anaesthesist should b...

Echinococcus granulosus is the most widespread, serious human cestode infection in the world. It is especially endemic in developing countries. It may involve many organs but the most involved organs are the liver and the lungs. Renal involvement is rare, comprising only 2% to 4% of cases. Renal cyst may be isolated or with cysts in other organs. In this report, we present two cases, the first ...

Hydatid disease is endemic in most cattle rearing areas, particularly Australia, New Zealand, Mediterranean countries, India, Africa and South America.1,2 It is often manifested by a slowly growing cystic mass, with hepatic and pulmonary involvement being most common.3 Unusual sites of involvement frequently cause diagnostic problems and hence delay in diagnosis and many serious complications. ...

Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation caused by the larval form of Echinocococcus. In human, the most commonly affected organs are liver and lung. Most cysts remain clinically silent and are diagnosed incidentally or when complications occur. In Korea, hydatid disease is rare and surgically treated cases have been reported in the Korean literature. However, it is expected to confront this ...

Aim: The cases of pulmonary hydatid cysts are frequently seen especially in Eastern Anatolia Region because the living source is stock-breeding. We aimed to discuss 102 patients operated with the diagnosis of pulmonary hydatid cyst in 2.5 years’ period. The patients with hydatid cyst disease who were applied to our clinic, were evaluated in light of literature. Methods: 102 patients were diagno...

Acute pancreatitis is a rare complication of hydatidosis and the successful use of endoscopic sphincterotomy associated with extraction of hydatid membranes has been rarely reported. We describe a young man who developed acute pancreatitis after rupture of an echinococcus cyst, located at the left hepatic lobe, into the biliary tract. The cause of pancreatitis was confirmed by endoscopic retrog...

Hydatid disease is highly endemic and mainly occurs in the regions of livestock husbandry, including central Europe, North America, Russia, northwestern Canada, and western China [1]. The larvae can penetrate the intestinal mucosa, subsequently flow into portal circulation and settle on the liver, and finally evolve into hepatic hydatidosis [1]. Two rare cases recently published in the Annals o...

Hydatid disease is a worldwide zoonosis and is localized in the liver in most cases. Its complications are numerous and include those related to the compression of adjacent viscera, infection of the cyst's contents or perforation of the cyst. Spontaneous rupture of the hepatic hydatid cyst into the duodenum is an extremely rare complication. The communication is, typically, not discovered until...