[Percutaneous treatment of the liver hydatid cysts under sonographic guidance].
This paper is a retrospective study of the first 51 cases of liver hydatid cysts, which underwent a conservative treatment between April 1996-December 2000. There were 28 females and 23 males with a mean age of 40.1 years (7-65), which had 63 liver hydatid cysts. In the right liver lobe were located 46 cysts, in the left liver lobe were located 7 cysts and in 10 cases cysts were located in both liver lobes. In 4 cases a pulmonary hydatidosis was associated. Abdominal ultrasound and CT scan were routinely performed and the cysts were classified in type I and II after Gharbi's classification. All of these 63 cysts were treated by ultrasound guided fine-needle percutaneous puncture with aspiration and instillation of sterile alcohol 95 degrees. Pre and postoperative the patients were treated with mebendazol or albendazol. They were followed-up by ultrasound and CT scan examination in the second day postoperative and monthly. No new cysts were noted during an average follow-up of 14.7 months and maximal cyst diameter decreased with minimum 72%. Two episodes of reversible anaphylaxis were encountered. The mean hospital stay was 3.3 days. In this paper the indications for conservative treatment and preliminary results of this method are discussed.
Clinica II Chirurgie în colaborare cu Clinica Radiologie, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie V. Babeş, Timişoara.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional