A Clinical Case Report of Hydatid Cyst of Liver.
- Author:
Yang Seok KOH
1
;
Jai Kyun JOO
;
Jung Cheol KIM
;
Chol Kyoon CHO
;
Hyun Jong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea. ckcho@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hydatid cyst;
Liver
- MeSH:
Australia;
Echinococcosis*;
Europe, Eastern;
Greece;
Humans;
Korea;
Liver*;
Male;
Middle East;
South Africa;
South America
- From:Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
2003;7(1):148-151
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Human hydatid cyst of the liver is rare in Korea, although it is the most frequent cause of liver cysts in the world. It is endemic in Greece, other parts of Eastern Europe, South America, Australia, and South Africa. Until now, a few cases have been reported in the Korean literature. But it is expected to confront this disease because of recent increase in traveling to the endemic area. With this trend, we experienced a case of hydatid cyst of the liver in a 66- year-old male patient who had been worked in the middle east for 4 years. In this clinical case report, we present all the patient course and treatment with brief review of previous literature.
