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Ultrasound was used to monitor cyst evolution; outcome and complications of pregnancy and echinococcal infection were evaluated. Twelve patients with 15 pregnancies were included in this study. At the time of pregnancy, nine patients had a single cyst and two patients had multiple hepatic CE cysts. Cysts were in stage CE3a, CE3b, CE4, and CE5, according to the WHO Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis classification. All cysts except one remained stable in stage and size during and after pregnancy. In one patient with a history of multiple treatments with albendazole and with a CE4 cyst at the start of pregnancy, reactivation of the cyst during pregnancy was observed. All pregnancies except three had eutocic delivery. Cesarean sections were performed for reasons unrelated to CE. In our experience, \u201cwatch and wait\u201d in pregnant women with uncomplicated transitional and inactive CE of the liver was a safe option in a small cohort of patients. 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