Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Giant hepatic hydatid cyst with sub-fascial extension treated by open minimally invasive surgery: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Case report Open Access Giant hepatic hydatid cyst with sub-fascial extension treated by open minimally invasive surgery a case report Dipesh D Duttaroy 1 Samir Kacheriwala1 Bithika Duttaroy2 Jitendra Jagtap1 Gunjan Patel1 and Nikhil Modi1 Address Department of Surgery Government Medical College Sir Sayajirao General Hospital Baroda Gujarat 390001 India and 2Department of Microbiology Government Medical College Sir Sayajirao General Hospital Baroda Gujarat 390001 India Email Dipesh D Duttaroy - drduttaroy@ Samir Kacheriwala - dr_samir_k@ Bithika Duttaroy - drbithika@ Jitendra Jagtap - drjitendrajagtap@ Gunjan Patel - gunjanap@ Nikhil Modi - drnjmodi@ Corresponding author Published 28 January 2008 Received 29 August 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 26 doi 86 1752-1947-2-26 Accepted 28 January 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 26 2008 Duttaroy et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Hepatic hydatid disease can be successfully treated by a variety of modalities. Case Presentation We report a case of a 60 year old male with giant hepatic hydatid disease who presented with a huge cystic mass in the upper abdomen. Diagnosis was confirmed by serology ultrasonography and CT scan. The patient was treated successfully by open minimally invasive surgery with minimum breaching of the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscopic trocar to evacuate the cyst. Conclusion The use of a laparoscopic trocar through a small abdominal incision in selected patients with hepatic hydatid disease with subfascial extension can be a safe minimally-invasive .
