[Associated lesions of the liver by amebiasis and echinococcosis].

Diagnosis and treatment of combined damage to the liver by echinococcosis and amebiasis were analyzed in 36 patients. The clinical picture in this combination depends on the phase, localization and sizes of a focal lesion. The authors consider ultrasound to be a basic diagnostic method that clarifies the nature of the contents of cavities, which will aid in making a correct diagnosis. The examination of liver function and its correction are required in the preoperative period. The authors consider omentoplasty to be the operation of choice for uncomplicated echinococcosis. It is necessary to drain an abscess residual cavity it the umbilical vein is catheterized.