HYDATID CYST OF LIVER

(A Study of 25 Cases)

By
Dhaval Patel

Under Guidance of

DR. KISHAN D. SHAH

(M.S.)

A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE

Saurashtra University
FOR THE DEGREE OF M.S. (BRANCH I)

(General Surgery)
APRIL 2009

CERTIFICATE
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT

Dr. Dhaval Patel

HAS CARRIED OUT THE WORK TO
PREPARE THIS DISSERTATION.

HYDATID CYST OF LIVER

(A STUDY OF 25 CASES)
UNDER MY GUIDANCE, SUPERVISION AND
TO MY UTMOST SATISFACTION.
FOR THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF SURGERY
(BRANCH 1, GENERAL SURGERY)

DATE :

DR. KISHAN D. SHAH

M.S.

&
HOSPITAL

ASSOCIATE PROFFESOR,
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY,
M.P. SHAH MEDICAL COLLEGE
GURU GOBIND SINGH
JAMNAGAR.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
With the dawn of this gently nurtured and
beautifully reaped, successfully accomplished work of
mine, my soul rebounds and thanks the creator and
cretaker of earth, the ALMIGHTY GOD. He, the most
powerful had empowered me throughout on my journey
towards the unknown and unforeseen facts of my task.
As the sandalwood tree imparts its fragnance and
values to the surrounding shrubs, I have been constantly
imbibing the generous guidance of my esteemed,
mentor, honourable teacher DR. K. D. SHAH, M.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Guru Gobind
Singh Hospital, Jamnagar. He has offered his kind endless
support, his constant inspiration and his immense
knowledge,
experience and timely suggestion from
the commencement to the completion of this project. He
with his impeccable depth in he subject was there time
and again to correct whenever I erred in my path and for
which no words of mine can express gratitude I thank you
Sir, for being an inspiration for me to complete this
project.
I am also thankful to Dr. S. G. Mehta, M.S., Senior
Professor and Head of Department, Dr. B. C. Ambasana,
M.S. Professor, Dr. K. D. Mehta, M.S. Associate Professor,
Dr. H. P. Trivedi, M.S. Associate Professor, Dr. D. P.
Vasavada, M.S. Associate Professor, Dr. A. O. Noyda, M.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, M. P. Shah
Medical College, Jamnagar for his valuable guidance for
complete this dissertation.
I would like to thank all the respected teachers,
colleagues and friends of mine, who with their
cooperation and constant support made this work a
success.

Last but in no way least come my numerous

patients without whom this project would have never
become reality. I thank them sincerely and pray to the
almighty god to heal all their sufferings.
- Dhaval Patel

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Topics
INTRODUCTION
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
MATERIAL AND METHODS
OBSERVATIONS
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
SUMMARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CASE RECORDS

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