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Maoz D, Greif F, Chen J. Operative treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts: a single center experience in Israel, a nonendemic country. ISRN Surg. 2013;2013:276807doi: 10.1155/2013/276807.
Maoz, D., Greif, F., & Chen, J. (2013). Operative treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts: a single center experience in Israel, a nonendemic country. ISRN surgery, 2013276807. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/276807
Maoz, Daniel, et al. "Operative treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts: a single center experience in Israel, a nonendemic country." ISRN surgery vol. 2013 (2013): 276807. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/276807
Maoz D, Greif F, Chen J. Operative treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts: a single center experience in Israel, a nonendemic country. ISRN Surg. 2013 Sep 23;2013:276807. doi: 10.1155/2013/276807. eCollection 2013. PMID: 24175100; PMCID: PMC3794511.
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ISRN Surg. 2013 Sep 23;2013:276807. doi: 10.1155/2013/276807. eCollection 2013.

Operative treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts: a single center experience in Israel, a nonendemic country.

ISRN surgery

Daniel Maoz, Franklin Greif, Jacob Chen

Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery A, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel ; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, P.O. Box 39040, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.

PMID: 24175100 PMCID: PMC3794511 DOI: 10.1155/2013/276807

Abstract

Background. Hydatid cyst disease is a zoonosis caused by Echinococcus genera. The disease is endemic to certain rural areas in the world. Operative treatment is the main component in curing hydatid cysts of the liver. Objective. Describing the unique characteristics of the hydatid cyst patients in Israel, a nonendemic country. Methods. Data was collected form 29 patients treated operatively in Rabin Medical Center from 1994 to 2007. Results. The study included 18 females and 11 males with an average age of 54.9 years. Fifty-two% of the patients immigrated as children from Arab countries to Israel, 21% were Arab-Israelis leaving in the north and center of Israel, and 24% immigrated from the former Communist Bloc. Pericystectomy was performed in 20/29, and cyst unroofing was performed in 9/29. Hydatid cysts average size was 10.7 cm, and the cysts were located in the right or left or involved both lobes in 62%, 28%, and 10% of the lesions, respectively. Postoperative mortality occurred in one case, and severe morbidity occurred in 4 patients. Conclusions. Hydatid cyst disease in Israel is uncommon and is mostly seen in distinct 3 demographic groups. Despite the relatively low patient volume, good results in terms of morbidity, mortality, and recurrence were achieved.

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