Single-incision laparoscopic percutaneous hydatid cystectomy: a novel curative approach for segment 7 hydatid cyst of liver.

Hydatid disease of the liver is one of the common cystic disease of the liver. Chemotherapy as well operative procedures are generally opted for the treatment of hydatid disease of the liver. Apart from open surgical intervention, (PAIR) Percutaneous Aspiration Injection & reaspiration, Laparoscopic hydatid cystectomy is also popularized. We have developed a novel technique for segment 7 liver hydatid cyst as a combination of single incision percutaneous technique with direct visualisation of cystic cavity under sonographic guidance.