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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2014; 20(41): 15253-15261
Published online Nov 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i41.15253
Published online Nov 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i41.15253
Role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the management of hepatic hydatid disease
Kemal Dolay, Department of Surgery, Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, 34214 Istanbul, Turkey
Sami Akbulut, Department of Surgery and Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, 44280 Malatya, Turkey
Author contributions: Dolay K and Akbulut S contributed to the final review and submission of the manuscript, writing the paper and review of the literature; Dolay K collected endoscopic images.
Correspondence to: Sami Akbulut, Assist Prof, FICS, FACS, Department of Surgery and Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, 44280 Malatya, Turkey. akbulutsami@gmail.com
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Received: March 17, 2014
Revised: April 30, 2014
Accepted: June 12, 2014
Published online: November 7, 2014
Revised: April 30, 2014
Accepted: June 12, 2014
Published online: November 7, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Intrabiliary rupture is the most common and serious complication of hepatic hydatid disease. In the past, all the complications due to the intrabiliary rupture were diagnosed and treated by surgical methods, whereas nowadays these complications in both the pre- and the postoperative periods can be diagnosed and treated by non-invasive or minimally invasive methods such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The primary aim of this review was to analyze the efficacy of ERCP in diagnosis and treatment of hepatic hydatid disease during the pre- and postoperative periods.