title: Laparoscopic operation of hepatic hydatid cyst with intraabdominal dissemination--a case report and literature review.
abstract: Hepatic hydatid cysts are a serious medical problem in some regions like Mediterranean region. In Croatia 25-30 new cases of hepatic hydatid cysts are recorded each year In University Hospital Dubrava 7 patients with hepatic hydatid cysts were operated in 2008. Surgical approach recognizes open laparotomy and laparoscopy. The case and technique of laparoscopic operation of hepatic hydatid cyst in seventh segment and three disseminated intraabdominal cysts is described. Laparoscopy should be attempted even in complex cases with dissemination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia. zbusic@kbd.hr
authors.forename: Zeljko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Busić
authors.forename: Zvonimir
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lovrić
authors.forename: Marijan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kolovrat
authors.forename: Vlatka
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cavka
authors.forename: Mislav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cavka
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Patrlj
authors.forename: Ante
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kvesić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed