Giant hydatid cyst of the liver: a case report with literature review

Abstract Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infection most commonly localized in the liver. They may not be diagnosed early because they remain asymptomatic at small sizes and reach large time of diagnosis. In this situation, compression symptoms occur present with serious complications such as rupture anaphylactic shock, which are rare. Treatment methods determined by classification according to imaging techniques used case, echinococcal cysts originating from segments 5, 6, 7 right lobe liver, reaching 35 cm diameter, caused symptoms. The diagnosis was made abdominal tomography showing characteristic daughter vesicles calcified cystic wall. patient underwent pericystectomy had an uneventful postoperative course no recurrence 5-year follow-up.