Laparoscopic operation of hepatic hydatid cyst with intraabdominal dissemination--a case report and literature review

Bušić, Željko and Lovrić, Zvonimir and Kolovrat, Marijan and Čavka, Vlatka and Čavka, Mislav and Patrlj, Leonardo and Kvesić, Ante (2009) Laparoscopic operation of hepatic hydatid cyst with intraabdominal dissemination--a case report and literature review. Collegium Antropologicum, 33 (Suppl.). pp. 181-3. ISSN 0350-6134

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Croatian abstract

LAPAROSKOPSKA OPERACIJA EHINOKOKNE CISTE JETRE S INTRAABDOMINALNOM DISEMINACIJOM – PRIKAZ SLUČAJA I PREGLED LITERATURE ----- Ehinokokna cista jetre je ozbiljan problem u nekom zemljopisnim područjima kao što je to Mediteran. U Hrvatskoj se godišnje registrira 25–30 novootkrivenih slučajeva ehinokoka jetre. U 2008. godini na našem odjelu operirali 7 bolesnika zbog ehinokoka jetre. Kirurški pristup može biti otvorena laparotomija ili laparoskopija. Opisujemo slučaj i tehniku laparoskopske operacije ehinokokne ciste u sedmom segmentu jetre i tri diseminirane intraabdominalne ciste. Laparoskopski pristup preporučamo i kod složenih slučajeva s diseminacijom.

English 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.

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