Introduction:– Hydatid cyst is zoonotic infection and treatment is mandatory to avoid complications. Surgery remains the first choice in the treatment. Open or laparoscopic approaches are available. However, comparative studies are limited. Materials and method:– Data of patients who underwent deroofing and omentoplasty for hydatid cyst between January 2013 to January 2018 were evaluated retrospectively. Recurrent cases and the patients with previous hepatobiliary surgery were excluded. 8 patients were undergoing laparoscopic surgery (group A) and 8 underwent for open surgery (group B). Cyst characteristics, operative time, duration of drain, postoperative complications were evaluated. Results:– Groups were similar in terms of cyst characteristics. Mean Operative duration for group A was 92 mins and for group B, it was 74 mins. Mean Postoperative pain score according to VAS is 2 for group A and 4 for open surgery. Mean Hospital stay for group A was 6 days for group A and 14 days for group B. No other significant postoperative complications present except only 1 patient present with wound infection in group B. No recurrences were found in any groups. Conclusions:– Laparoscopy is a safe and feasible approach for surgical treatment of liver hydatid cyst.