Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Liver Hydatid Disease: Something Has Changed

the most common human hydatid disease (cystic echinococcosis) is endemic in sev-eral Mediterranean regions, the Middle and Far East, and South Africa. Neverthe-less, it is becoming increasingly common also in westernized countries worldwide, where it should be considered an emerg-ing public health issue [1, 2]. This leads to the need for physicians to be more aware of its features, in terms of clinical presentation and management options. The choice of an appropriate treatment depends on several factors, including ra-diological features, localization, size, and complications of the cysts [1]. Althoug