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Long-term results of hepatic hydatid disease managed using palanivelu hydatid system: Indian experience in tertiary center

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Background

Incidence of hepatic hydatid disease is increasing due to globalization. Surgery is the gold standard treatment. Laparoscopy has gained enough evidence regarding its safety and efficacy. Complete evacuation of hydatid contents without spillage remains a challenge. We aimed to determine long-term results of hepatic hydatid disease managed laparoscopically using palanivelu hydatid system (PHS) at our institution.

Methods

One hundred and five patients underwent laparoscopic surgical management using the PHS at our institute from May 1997 to May 2013. Clinical presentations, surgical strategy, postoperative morbidity, and long-term recurrence rate were evaluated.

Results

Of the 105 patients, 76 were male and 29 female with a mean age of 32 years (range 14–71 years). The most common presentation was abdominal pain in 61 patients (58 %). Sixteen patients had multiple cysts of which nine had involvement of both lobes. Seventy-seven (73.3 %) cysts were uncomplicated. Nineteen (18.09 %) had a cyst-biliary communication, two were ruptured cysts, and seven were recurrent cysts. All patients underwent successful laparoscopic management where conservative surgery was performed in 94 patients and radical surgery in 11 patients. Post-operative morbidity was seen in 18 (17.14 %) patients, which included deep cavity infection in two cases, post-operative bile leak in 13 cases, and duodenal injury in one case without any mortality. Mean long-term follow-up was 36 months (range 6 months–5 years) with recurrence in two cases.

Conclusion

Our long-term results with PHS showed good outcomes in the laparoscopic management of hepatic hydatid disease with conservative surgery as the preferred approach reserving radical surgery only in selected cases.

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Dr. P. Senthilnathan (corresponding author), Dr. Swati Inamdar, Dr. V.P. Nalankilli, Dr Anand Vijay Dr. S Rajapandian, Dr. R.Parthsarathi, Dr. Praveen Raj, Dr. C. Palanivelu have no conflict of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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  1. HPB Department, GEM Hospital and Research Center, Pankaja Mill Road, Ramnathpuram, Coimbatore, 641045, Tamil Nadu, India

    P. Senthilnathan, V. P. Nalankilli & Anand Vijay

  2. General Surgery Fellow in Minimal Access Surgery (FNB), GEM Hospital, Pankaja Mill Road, Ramnathpuram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641045, India

    Swati Inamdar

  3. Colorectal Department, GEM Hospital and Research Center, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

    S. Rajapandian & R. Parthsarathi

  4. Bariatric Surgery Department, GEM Hospital and Research Center, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Praveen Raj

  5. GEM Hospital and Research Center, Coimbatore, India

    C. Palanivelu

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This paper is accepted for podium presentation in SAGES 2014 at Salk lake city. It represents the largest series so far of laparoscopic management of hepatic hydatid disease. This safe and effective method has the potential to be widely used across the world. Presented at the SAGES 2014  Annual Meeting, April 2–5, 2014, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Senthilnathan, P., Inamdar, S., Nalankilli, V.P. et al. Long-term results of hepatic hydatid disease managed using palanivelu hydatid system: Indian experience in tertiary center. Surg Endosc 28, 2832–2839 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-014-3570-2

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