title: Giant hydatid liver cyst. Management of residual cavity.
abstract: The management of the residual cavity during surgical intervention for giant hydatid liver cysts is often a challenging problem. Herein, is described the case of a 55-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with a giant hydatid cyst occupying almost the entire left lobe of the liver. After partial cystectomy, the residual cavity was managed by combination of suture obliteration with omentoplasty. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and was discharged eight days later. The clinical presentation, diagnostic work-up and surgical management of the patient are discussed, along with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Surgery, Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece. nikos_salemis@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nikolaos S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Salemis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013537:Sutures