Background: We aimed to retrospectively analyze patients who underwent surgical treatment in our clinic for hydatid cysts in terms of the surgical methods implemented and their results.

Methods: Archival records of the patients who underwent surgery for the treatment of hydatid cysts between 2007 and 2014 were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: The records of 425 patients who underwent surgery with varying ages of 16 to 88 years (mean: 44.5) were obtained. Among the patients, 33.9% (n=144) were male and 66.1% (n=281) were female. The most frequent symptoms were abdominal pain (46.4%) and dyspepsia (30.9%). About 79.5% of the patients had hydatid cysts in their livers, and 66.8% of these cysts were on the right lobe of the liver. Surgical intervention was performed on 513 cysts. The average diameter of these cysts was 8.3 cm. About 85.5% (n= 438) of the interventions implemented were partial cystectomy. Laparotomy was performed through the right subcostal incision on 81% (n=345) of the patients who underwent conventional surgery. The most frequently encountered complication was biliary fistula. The mortality rate was 0%.

Conclusions: The results showed that most of the cases were uncomplicated isolated hepatic hydatid cysts frequently found on the right lobe of the liver. The most frequently implemented surgical procedure was partial cystectomy. This procedure was simple, fast and applicable for uncomplicated hepatic hydatid cysts.

Key Words: Hepatic hydatid cyst, Mortality, Partial cystectomy.

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