Percutaneous needle aspiration, injection, and reaspiration with or without benzimidazole coverage for uncomplicated hepatic hydatid cysts

Background: Hepatic hydatid cyst is an important public health problem in parts of the world where dogs are used for cattle breeding. Management of uncomplicated hepatic hydatid cysts is currently surgical. However, the puncture, aspiration, injection, and reaspiration (PAIR) method with or without benzimidazole coverage has appeared as an alternative to surgery over the past decade. Objectives: To assess the benefits and harms of PAIR with or …