Inclusion Criteria:  Stages CE2 CE3b According to the WHO-IWGE classification solitary symptomatic or asymptomatic superficial cyst cases not suited for hepatic resection as the cyst wall abutting critical vascular and biliary structures as hepatic resection is harmful or excessive loss of hepatic tissue  Exclusion Criteria:  stages CL, CE1, CE3a, CE4, CE5 according to WHO-IWGE classification of the hydatid cyst preoperative total bilirubin level greater than 2.0 mg/dl and direct bilirubin level greater than 1.5 mg/dl common bile duct dilatation greater than 10 mm , or CT, or MRI, previous percutaneous treatment recurrent cases after any type of surgery, cases with associated extrahepatic or extra-abdominal hydatid cyst cysts affecting an entire lobe or the main pedicles stages Cysts that are complicated (ruptured or diseased cysts), deep cysts .Patients who refuse intervention, have a surgical contraindication, are pregnant, have hydatid cysts in both lobes of the liver, previous liver surgery, liver abscess, frank CBC, cases lost during follow-up, cases who refused to take albendazole, or cases who developed albendazole-related issues (disturbed liver function).