title: [Experience with laparoscopic treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize our experience with laparoscopic treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 120 patients with hepatic hydatid cysts who received laparoscopic treatment were retrospectively analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The procedure was successful in all cases with no intraoperative rupture of the cysts or occurrence of anaphylactic shock. Among these patients, biliary fistula occurred in 8 cases, residual cavity effusion in 8, recurrence at other sites in 4, and postoperative bleeding in 1 case, but all cases were cured without mortality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic treatment is safe and effective for hepatic hydatid cysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China. xjm19721@sina.com
authors.forename: Jin-min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Long-sheng
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Zeng-jie
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies