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Comparison of laparoscopic and open surgery in hepatic hydatid disease in children: Feasibility, efficacy and safety.
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- Treatment of uncomplicated hepatic cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Open surgical management of pediatric hepatic hydatid cysts: a retrospective cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic partial pericystectomy for a giant hepatic hydatid cyst in an 8-year-old child: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Medical, Surgical, and Combined Approaches in Pediatric Hydatid Liver Disease: A Systematic Review.Pediatric reports · 2026Review
- Clinical profile, imaging characteristics, and operative outcomes of pediatric cystic echinococcosis in Northern Jordan: a single-center retrospective study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic procedure versus conventional cystectomy for pediatric hepatic cystic echinococcosis:a controlled clinical study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Comparison of the Effectiveness and Complications of PAIR, Open Surgery, and Laparoscopic Surgery in the Treatment of Liver Hydatid Cysts.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Biliary Complications After Surgery for Hydatid Disease: A Five-Year Experience in a Tertiary Care Center.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Transthoracic management of liver dome hydatid cyst: a single-center experience in a North African country.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Analysis of Complications of a Neglected Disease: 13 Years of Experience with Liver Hydatid Cysts in a High-Volume Hospital.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
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- Laparoscopic Management of Multiple Liver, Omental, Mesenteric, Peritoneal, and Round Ligament Hydatid Cysts-A Rare Report of a Case and a Systematic Literature Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: : Surgery continues to be the mainstay of treatment of hydatid cysts of the liver. Laparoscopy provides a lesser invasive tool for achieving results same as with the established open surgical techniques. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic management of hepatic hydatid disease in children. Patients and Methods: It was a prospective randomised study conducted over a period of 7 years. Children with Gharbi Type I, II, III cysts, ≤3 cysts and superficial accessible cysts were treated laparoscopically and their outcomes were compared with matched controls treated by open approach. Results: Sixty patients were included in the study with thirty patients in each matched group. Thirty paediatric patients (male 12:female 18) with 35 liver hydatid cysts underwent laparoscopic surgery. The mean cyst size was 8.8 ± 2.39 cm. Two patients needed conversion to open. No significant spillage of cyst contents was observed in any of the patients. Duration of hospital stay, time to removal of drains, duration of parenteral analgesia, severity of pain in postoperative period, time to ambulation and time to return to full orals were significantly lower in laparoscopic group compared to open group. Complication rates in both the groups were similar. Conclusion: With proper patient selection, laparoscopic management of hydatid cysts of the liver in children is feasible and safe option with low morbidity, low rates of conversion and minimal complications.
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