title: Surgical treatment of hydatid cyst of the liver: drainage versus omentoplasty.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Liver is the most common site of infection and several methods of surgery have been described to treat this common disease. In this study we aim to compare the results of two common methods of surgery; simple drainage versus omentoplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this prospective study 65 patients with hepatic hydatid cyst underwent surgery from 10 May 1995 to 1 July 2002. 35 patients were treated with omentoplasty(group I) and 30 of them were treated with drainage(group II). The results of surgery including mortality, complications and recurrences were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no case of mortality in each group of patients. Postoperative complications were seen in 5.7% of group I, 16.6% of group II patients. The mean duration of hospital stay was 6.5 and 15.6 days in group I and group II patients. During a mean period of 18.6 month follow up there was no recurrence in each group of patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the results of this study we suppose that omentoplasty of cyst cavity--if feasible--is preferred to tube drainage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and General Surgery, Shohada-E-Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reza Mousavi
authors.forename: Jalaluddin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khoshnevis
authors.forename: Pezhman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kharazm
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000637:transplantation*; D012008:Recurrence; D013396:Suction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome