[Clinical finding and treatment of festered hepatic echinococcosis]

Results of treatment of 72 patients with festered hepatic echinococcosis were analyzed. Ultrasonic examination was the main method of examination. Method of residual cavity liquidation was determined by localization of cyst. Original method of liquidation of residual cavity using omentum and oxygen insufflations has been successfully applied in 21 patients. Open methods of residual cavity liquidation are often accompanied by complications (bile-purulent fistulas, residual purulent cavities, long period of treatment).