title: Single incision laparoscopic surgery for hepatic hydatid disease. Report of a case.
abstract: A 76 year-old female patient with a long-time history of nonspecific abdominal pain admitted to our hospital. Imaging studies showed 5 cm liver hydatid cyst between segments 2 and 3. She was recommended surgery and was informed about the details of single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS). We performed single-incision laparoscopic pericystectomy.This is the first reported case of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for liver hydatid disease according to searching of English literature at the PubMed. SILS is a feasible surgical method for liver hydatid disease in selected patients with good outcome.
authors.forename: Ilhan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karabicak
authors.forename: Savas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yuruker
authors.forename: Deniz Temel
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Seren
authors.forename: Tugrul
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kesicioglu
authors.forename: Hamza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cinar
authors.forename: Necati
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods