Disseminated intra-abdominal hydatid disease: surgical management.

Hydatid disease is a common parasitic disease of liver. Rupture of aliver hydatid into the peritoneal cavity, either spontaneous or iatrogenic (during surgery) leads to widespread dissemination and is a difficult problem to manage. Surgical management along with long term antihelminthic treatment offers the only hope for such cases. A case of disseminated intra-abdominal hydatid disease and its management has been reported.