[Liver echinococcosis in a non-endemic region].

Objective: To study clinical manifestations and difficulties in diagnosis of liver echinococcosis in a non-endemic region and to assess the long-term results of surgical treatment and quality of life.

Material And Methods: The study included 36 residents of a non-endemic region with liver echinococcosis operated on in the Perm Regional Clinical Hospital over the past 15 years. IgG antibodies to echinococcal antigens were determined using enzyme immunoassay.