[Diagnosis and treatment of hydatid cysts of the liver. Apropos of 87 cases operated on between 1980 and 1992].

Human echinococcosis is still endemic in some areas of the world, including Mediterranean countries and Lebanon. Because there is no effective medical therapy, surgery remains the principal mode of treatment. A consecutive series of 87 patients operated on for liver hydatid disease between January 1980 and March 1992 in the division of General Surgery at Saint George's Hospital, Beirut, were analyzed.