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Surgical Management of Hydatid Liver Disease

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Human Abdominal Hydatidosis

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The mainstay of treatment of hepatic hydatid disease is surgery and is presently the only viable treatment for alveolar hydatid disease (Arif et al. 2008). Even today, controversy exists as to the extent of operation performed. Advances in management have been made with the use of newer anthelminthic and application of percutaneous aspiration in selected patients.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Ajaz Ahmad Malik

  2. Department of Surgery, Skims/Skims Medical college , Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Shams ul Bari

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Malik, A.A., Bari, S.u. (2019). Surgical Management of Hydatid Liver Disease. In: Human Abdominal Hydatidosis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2152-8_4

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