PURPOSE: This study evaluated the safety and efficiency of laparoscopically treated liver cysts in children. METHODS: From September 2001 to July 2004, 34 patients underwent laparoscopic treatment of hydatid cysts of the liver. All patients had chest x-ray, abdominal sonography, and hydatid serology. The different stages of the procedure were the same as in open surgery: puncture, aspiration, injection of scolicidal agent, reaspiration, removal of proligerous membrane, and resection of the dome. RESULTS: The patients' mean average age was 7 years and 7 months (range, 3-14 years). The number of cysts ranged from 1 to 10 with a diameter of 40 to 150 mm (mean diameter, 65.5 mm). One case had a mesenteric associated hydatid cyst, another splenic hydatid cyst. The average length of hospital stay was 5 days (range, 4-14 days). No per- or postoperative complications were reported. At 12 to 45 months follow-up, no recurrence has been reported. CONCLUSION: Laparoscopy represents an excellent approach for the treatment of hydatid cyst of the liver in children.
PURPOSE: This study evaluated the safety and efficiency of laparoscopically treated liver cysts in children. METHODS: From September 2001 to July 2004, 34 patients underwent laparoscopic treatment of hydatid cysts of the liver. All patients had chest x-ray, abdominal sonography, and hydatid serology. The different stages of the procedure were the same as in open surgery: puncture, aspiration, injection of scolicidal agent, reaspiration, removal of proligerous membrane, and resection of the dome. RESULTS: The patients' mean average age was 7 years and 7 months (range, 3-14 years). The number of cysts ranged from 1 to 10 with a diameter of 40 to 150 mm (mean diameter, 65.5 mm). One case had a mesenteric associated hydatid cyst, another splenic hydatid cyst. The average length of hospital stay was 5 days (range, 4-14 days). No per- or postoperative complications were reported. At 12 to 45 months follow-up, no recurrence has been reported. CONCLUSION: Laparoscopy represents an excellent approach for the treatment of hydatid cyst of the liver in children.
Authors: Sergey V Minaev; Igor N Gerasimenko; Igor V Kirgizov; Azamat M Shamsiev; Nikolay I Bykov; Jamshid A Shamsiev; Alina N Mashchenko Journal: World J Surg Date: 2017-12 Impact factor: 3.352
Authors: Juan Francisco Ruiz-Rabelo; Manuel Gomez-Alvarez; Joaquin Sanchez-Rodriguez; Sebastian Rufian Peña Journal: World J Gastroenterol Date: 2008-03-07 Impact factor: 5.742