Spillage of scoleces is a major problem in surgery of hydatid cysts, because each of them may develop into a new cyst if it settles on a suitable site such as the peritoneum. Many surgeons believe that scoleces in ruptured hydatid cysts of the liver containing bile are not able to develop new cysts, because bile kills thein. In order to prove this idea, the viability of scoleces in such cys...

Ultrasonography is the primary imaging tool for a patient considered to have an ovarian cyst. On a sonogram, simple ovarian cysts have a uniformly thin, rounded wall and a unilocular appearance that is either hypoechoic or anechoic. They usually measure 2.5-15 cm in diameter, and posterior acoustic enhancement (a hyperechoic area) may be visible deep to the fluid-filled cyst. Most commonly, the...

thoracobiliary fistula is a rare complication of hydatid cyst of the liver especially in the calcified form. surgery is the only medical option. the treatment consists of radical surgical procedures in the majority of the patients. conservative surgical treatments are performed with high mortality rate. herein, we will describe two patients of calcified hydatid cysts of the liver whose conditio...

Pancreatic cysts represent a small proportion of pancreatic diseases, but their incidence has been recently increasing. Most pancreatic cysts are identified incidentally, causing a dilemma for both clinicians and patients. In contrast to ductal adenocarcinoma, neoplastic pancreatic cysts may be cured by resection. In general, pancreatic cysts are classified as neoplastic or non-neoplastic cysts...

Endometriotic cyst is one of manifestations the endometriotic process and its incidence among all women with endometriosis varies from 17 to 44%. This chronic in ovary accompanied by persistent inflammation, which leads fibrosis ovarian cortex loss follicles. Laparoscopic excision capsule far mainstay treatment for cysts 3 cm or more diameter. standard surgical procedure can reduce an reserve m...

Introduction: Liver echinococcosis is still an endemic disease in Balkans. PAIR is actually considered the safest therapeutically approach for uncomplicated type I and II cysts, while surgery is indicated for type III or complicated cysts. It’s commonly believed that radical surgery could be considered the most appropriate treatment for hydrated disease, but with higher risk of morbidity, much ...

Tailgut cysts are rare developmental cysts. Surgery has been the primary method of diagnosis and treatment of these cysts, but endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has recently been used to establish diagnosis. Only 2 cases of tailgut cyst diagnosed by EUS-guided FNA have been reported. We present a woman in her fourth decade who presented for evaluation of perirectal mass. EUS-guided fine-needle aspira...