Interventions in hydatid disease

The major criteria for assessing the indication of the treatment of the hydatid disease of the liver are primarily based on the imaging findings. Sonography is the major classification tool of the liver hydatidosis. Percutaneous treatment should be based on “stage-specific approach“. The major indications (According to WHO classification) for percutaneous treatment of liver hydatid cysts include CE 1 (PAIR or Catheterization techniques), CE 2 (Catheterization or Modified Catheterization Techniques),CE 3 A (PAIR or Catheterization techniques) and CE 3 B (Modified Catheterization Techniques). The patients with CE…