title: [Surgical treatment of liver hydatidosis: our experience with diagnostic and therapeutic consideration].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The Authors report on their experience in diagnosis and treatment of liver hydatidosis (LH).
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 2000 to December 2003, we observed 24 patients (10 male = 42% and 14 female = 58%, male/female ratio 1:1.4, range of age 23 - 80 years, mean age 45.25 years). The most frequent initial symptom was hepigastric and hypocondriac pain (82.6%), meanwhile acute abdominal pain was only in 26.1%. In one half of cases performed radical surgery (total pericistectomy), in 35% of cases the AA subtotal pericistectomy and only in 17% the AA partial pericistectomy. Only one left hepatectomy during total pericistectomy we performed. Major complications were registered, except a post-operative bleeding treated with 3 blood transfusion. The mean time of bedridden was 68 days (range 4 - 35, mode 7 days, median 7 days). All patients are actually in clinical, instrumental and serological follow-up as outpatients (3 months - 2 years): we not encountered any relapse.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The surgical treatment of liver hydatidosis must to be radical (as in total pericistectomy), free from severe and disabling complications and without risks and relapses. The choice of type of surgery (radical or conservative) must came from attempt examination of anatomo-clinical tools and experience and agreement of surgical team.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Palermo, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone", Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale, d'Urgenza e dei Trapianti d'Organo, Sezione di Chirurgia Generale ad Indirizzo Toracico. carmesci@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sciumè
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geraci
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pisello
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Facella
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li Volsi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Modica
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome