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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2015; 21(1): 124-131
Published online Jan 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.124
Review of the treatment of liver hydatid cysts
Concepción Gomez i Gavara, Rafael López-Andújar, Tatiana Belda Ibáñez, José M Ramia Ángel, Ángel Moya Herraiz, Francisco Orbis Castellanos, Eugenia Pareja Ibars, Fernando San Juan Rodríguez
Concepción Gomez i Gavara, Rafael López-Andújar, Ángel Moya Herraiz, Francisco Orbis Castellanos, Eugenia Pareja Ibars, Fernando San Juan Rodríguez, Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery and Transplantation Unit, La Fe University Hospital, 46026 Valencia, Spain
Tatiana Belda Ibáñez, Digestive Surgery, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, 03804 Valencia, Spain
José M Ramia Ángel, General Hospital Guadalajara, Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery Unit, 19002 Guadalajara, Spain
Author contributions: Gómez i Gavara C, López-Andújar R and Ramia Ángel JM designed the study; Gómez i Gavara C and Belda Ibáñez T wrote the manuscript; Moya Herraiz Á, Orbis Castellanos F, Pareja Ibars E and San Juan Rodríguez F were involved in editing the manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Concepción Gomez i Gavara, Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery and Transplantation Unit, La Fe University Hospital, s/n, 46026 Valencia, Spain. imgoga@hotmail.com
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Received: July 13, 2014
Peer-review started: July 13, 2014
First decision: August 6, 2014
Revised: September 16, 2014
Accepted: November 7, 2014
Article in press: November 11, 2014
Published online: January 7, 2015
Core Tip

Core tip: Hepatic hydatid disease still exists worldwide. Because of human migration, surgeons in developed countries are encountering patients with hepatic hydatid disease more frequently but may be unfamiliar with the treatment options for this condition. This review article is particularly important because there are no current updates of evidence-based practices for the treatment of hydatid cysts of the liver. Thus, a careful search of the published literature pertaining to this disorder was carried out.