title: Hydatid liver disease, is it a diagnostic problem? Analysis of 42 consecutive cases in Saudi patients.
abstract: Analysis of 42 patients clinically suspected of having hydatid liver disease is presented. Diagnosis was made using clinical criteria, serology, skin tests and non-invasive imaging techniques. The distribution of the cysts according to age, sex, location and number is discussed. It is suggested that histopathological study is no longer essential to confirm the diagnosis of hydatid disease of the liver.
authors.affiliation: King Saud University, Medical Department, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Noah
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Laajam
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Hawass
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Abdel-Hafez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography