title: Liver hydatid cyst perforated into the large bowel: a case report.
abstract: Perforation of the liver hydatid cyst into hollow abdominal organs is an extremely rare complication. A case of two synchronous hydatid cysts in an old lady is presented. The patient had one multilobular cyst perforated into the right colon and another one uncomplicated located at the right ovary. She underwent partial cystectomy, omentoplasty, right hemicolectomy, and total hysterectomy, and had an uneventful recovery.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Department, Didimotichon General Hospital, Konstantinoupoleos 1 Str. 68300, Didimotichon, Greece. ybougioukas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ioannis G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Bougioukas
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Courcoutsakis
authors.forename: Odysseas S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Korakianitis
authors.forename: Antonios-Apostolos K
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Tentes
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prasopoulos