LIVER HYDATID IN YOUNG AGE TREATED PER-CUTANEOUS BY USING PUNCTURE-ASPIRATION-INJECTION-REASPIRATION (PAIR) TECHNIQUE

Human hydatid disease is mainly caused by infection with the larval stage of dog tapeworm Echinococcusgranulosus. The disease is widely endemic in many sheep and cattle rearing locales such asAustralia, Latin America, Africa and Middle Eastern countries, and now worldwide. Hydatidosis is aserious pathogenic, zoonotic and parasitic infection of humans, following ingestion of tapeworm eggsexcreted in the feces of infected dogs. Children of all age groups are susceptible from pet dogs (Urbanarea) or stray dogs (Rural area) and localization of the disease in the lungs is more commonly seen.Multiple liver cysts in the pediatric age group were relatively uncommon. Surgery remains the primarytreatment and the only hope for complete cure. PAIR is considered an alternative treatment forcystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) and is often indicated for patients who do not respond to opensurgery or drugs.