Abstract
Aim: To evaluate our experience of radical treatment in management of liver hydatid cyst. As liver is considered the organ most frequently infected with hydatid disease.
Highlights
We discovered increasing incidence of liver hydatid disease
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) restricted to patients presented with preoperative obstructive jaundice
Hydatid disease increased in sheep raising areas[7]
Summary
Accidental hosts are infected with one or more cysts in different body sites, mainly in the liver[1]. The disease is endemic in sheep rearing countries as in the www.misjournal.net. Mediterranean Sea and Middle East where there is contact with infected animals[2]. We discovered increasing incidence of liver hydatid disease. We get no feedback regarding animal contact in some patients. Camels were the only contact animal in other patients
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