Single incision laparoscopic surgery for hepatic hydatid disease Report of a case
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A 76 year-old female patient with a long-time history of nonspesific abdominal pain admitted to our hospital. Imaging studies showed 5 cm liver hydatid cyst between segments 2 and 3. She was recommended surgery and was informed about the details of single incision laparoscopic surgery(SILS). We performed single-incision laparoscopic pericystectomy.This is the first reported case of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for liver hydatid disease according to searching of English literature at the pubmed.SILS is a feasible surgical method for liver hydatid disease in selected patients with good outcome.
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Karabicak, Ilhan, et al. “Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery for Hepatic Hydatid Disease Report of a Case”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 84, no. 4, July 2013, pp. 451-3, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/2884.
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