This book is designed to present a comprehensive and state-of the-art approach to the diagnosis and surgical management of parasitic diseases involving different organ systems, with emphasis on the gastrointestinal tract. It is divided into five parts that address the various etiologies, current diagnostic dilemmas and methods, as well as the key principles involved in their surgical management. The introduction presents the overall epidemiology and classification of parasitic diseases, followed by chapters that focus on different types of the most frequently encountered parasitic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract found in different parts of the world, with special attention given to the existing surgical debates regarding the use of minimally invasive procedures.  The next part places special emphasis on hydatid disease by describing the current extent of this disease, changes in its management, and the most frequent complications and tips on how to avoid them. The following part discusses the surgical management of parasitic diseases affecting different organ systems, including the heart, the lungs, the brain and the urinary system. The final part presents the surgical dilemmas encountered in special situations, such as pregnancy, and the pediatric patient. The Surgical Management of Parasitic Diseases is an important and authoritative resource to surgeons of all specialties dealing with parasitic diseases

Global epidemiology of parasitic diseases

Classification of parasitic diseases
The role of surgery in treating protozoan parasitic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
The role of surgery in treating parasitic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract from nematodes
The role of surgery in treating parasitic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract from cestodes
The role of surgery in treating parasitic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract from trematodes
What a surgeon needs to know about the diagnosis and (medical) treatment of hydatid disease
Management of hepatic echinococcal disease and its complications
Asymptomatic liver hydatid cysts: is there a role for non-operative management?
Management of thoracic hydatid disease and its abdominal complications
Management of extra-hepatic abdominal echinococcal disease and its complications
Percutaneous treatment of liver hydatid cysts - where is its place in the surgeon's armamentarium?
The role of surgery in the management of echinococcus multilocularis
The role of emergency surgery in hydatid liver disease
Management of cystic echinococcosis complications and dissemination
Is there a role for minimally invasive surgery in the management of hydatid liver disease
The role of the WHO in the global management of hydatid disease. Lessons learnt in the field
Surgical management of parasitic diseases involving the heart
Surgical management of parasitic diseases involving the lungs
Surgical management of parasitic diseases involving the brain and peripheral nervous system
Surgical management of parasitic diseases involving the vascular system
Surgical management of parasitic diseases involving the urinary system
Parasitic infestations requiring surgical treatment in a pediatric population
Parasitic infestations in the immunocompromised host: prevention, diagnosis and management
Parasitic infestations in pregnancy: surgical challenges and dilemmas.