title: Liver hydatidosis - surgical treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Hydatid disease is a concealed parasite illness that spreads over all organs and tissues. It is a difficult and widespread invasive illness which occupies a special place in pathology of hepato-billious tract.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study includes analysis of 103 patients operated from liver hydatidosis during a 15 year period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ratio between female and male patients was 2:1, with a female predominance. The patient's age ranged from 19 to 65 years old, i.e. they were still capable of working, with an average age of 47 years. The patient's were mostly housewives, farmers and cattle breeders (71 or 68.9%). The most frequent method we used was pericystectomy with omentoplastics applied in (51 or 49.5%) cases, then pericystectomy with drainage applied in (31 or 30.1%) cases, followed by extirpation of the cyst applied in (11 or 10.7%) cases, liver resection was performed in only (7 or 6.8%) cases, marsupielisation was performed in (3 or 2.9%) cases, but out of necessity. The most frequently used approaches were the right subcostal ones, medial and Orh's cut - (95 or 92.2%) cases. Postoperative complications occurred in (39 or 37.9%) cases. Lethal result occurred in (2 or 1.9%) cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our opinion is that a total cystopericystectomy with omentoplastics, which is a method of choice, decreases hospitalization period and complications.
authors.affiliation: CHC Pristina-Gracanica, Medical Faculty, Gracanica, Serbia. kbc_prisitna@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Stojan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sekulic
authors.forename: Aleksandra S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Sekulic-Frkovic
authors.forename: Svetozar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Secen
authors.forename: Jovica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vasic
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Popovic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies