Surgeons suggest medical treatment - Hydatid cyst with Albendazole

In a below suggested link you can read about success story about treatment of Hydatid Cyst (11 cmx 9 cm size) getting shrinked completely to insignificant level and Immune test (IgG - anti echhinococcal antibody titre)) returning to normal level. Patient took Albendazole 15 mg/kg in two divided dose for 4 month. Follow up of 6 months revealed no symproms or signs of continuation of problem. This can be an alternative if patient refuses to undergo surgery. Previous literature suggest success variying from 30-60%. Read the article and choose the treatment carefully. Link (hard copy available in J of Ind Ass of Ped Sur iss 1, vol 14, Jan - Mar 2009, page 40) http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ejiaps%2Ecom%2Fdownloadpdf%2Easp%3Fissn%3D0971-9261%3Byear%3D2009%3Bvolume%3D14%3Bissue%3D1%3Bspage%3D40%3Bepage%3D40%3Baulast%3DGangopadhyay%3Btype%3D2&urlhash=oyzR&_t=disc_detail_link Hope this information is useful for your practice and patient management. Kind regards, Dr. Shiva Murthy N