Imaging of Liver Hydatid cysts: (Review Article).

Abstract

Hydatid cysts disease have been described in a number of historical manuscripts, including the Hippocratic Corpus, the Aretaeus, Galen and Celsus writings. The liver is the organ most frequently affected by the disease, according to all ancient writers. Hydatid disease (HD) is a parasitic infestation that affects humans caused by Echinococcus Granulosus which is chronic endemic helminthic zoonotic disease. This parasite's life cycle alternates between its human host (intermediate) and dogs as its definitive host. HD is noted in liver in approximately 70% of resultant cysts in the human body. Most of HD patients have no symptoms at first and gradually or rapidly become symptomatic as the cyst becomes bigger or develops complications or both. It causes different types of symptoms that dependent on many factors