“…Our study included all patients with epidemiologic, clinical, or radiologic signs of hydatidosis (22)(23)(24)(25)(26) who were referred to the Hospital Rawson in the city of Córdoba during the period 1993-1995 by other public or private hospitals in the province of Córdoba or neighboring provinces. All radiologic images consistent with hydatid cysts and all symptoms consistent with visceral compression were considered suspicious.…”