[Changes in the level of immunoglobulins and other serum proteins in hepatic echinococcosis]

The humoral immunity and the protein-synthesizing function of the liver of 35 patients with liver echinococcosis were studied. No humoral immunity deficit was found. Statistically significant abnormalities in a number of proteins were reduced, with evidence of reduced protein-synthesizing liver function. Inferences are made on the anesthesia, resuscitation and operative interventions, in connection with the results of the study.