background: echinococcosis is a parasitic disease with worldwide distribution which is caused by the tapeworms echinococcus granulosus . diagnosis of the disease relies on imaging techniques, but the techniques are not able to differentiate the cyst from benign or malignant tumors; hence, appropriate serologic methods are required for the differential diagnosis of the infection. materials and m...

Although cardiac involvement is an infrequent presentation in human hydatidosis, early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention of cardiac hydatid cyst are of utmost importance for the prevention of potential complications. We report a young female patient who presented with a huge cardiac hydatid cyst and severe heart failure symptoms undergoing successful surgical cyst removal with late fol...

Most authors believe that the best treatment for pulmonary hydatid disease is surgical evacuation. Although albendazole has been used prophylactically before surgery, there are many reports about increased incidence of the rupture of cyst after albendazole therapy, which can cause some complications. In this case report we present a patient with bilateral pulmonary hydatid cyst that was rupture...

Peritoneal hydatidosis is one of the most serious complications of hydatid disease. It is favoured by the superficial seat of the cyst, its large size and high intra cystic pressure. Traumatic rupture is usually iatrogenic during surgery for liver hydatic cyst (LHC). We report a new case of a 26-year-old patient hospitalized with acute peritonitis associated with rupture of a liver hydatid cyst...

Hydatid disease remains a serious health problem for the Mediterranean countries, such as Turkey. Living in a rural area is an important risk factor for the disease. Hydatid cysts are usually located in the liver, lung, and brain. Mediastinal hydatid disease is very rare that have been only anecdotally in the literature. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic ...

Sir, Only a few cases of hydatid cyst occurring in the neck area have been reported the biggest series being 9 cases reported by Touhami et al.' This prompted us to report a further case. A 25 year old male presented with a swelling on the left side of the lower neck, gradually progressive in size for one year. The swelling was 10 x 8 cm, situated partially under the left lower part of the ster...

  Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus (larval form) in humans with lesions most frequently encountered in the liver and lungs. It can rarely involve extra-hepatic organs. It is endemic in some regions of Iran. The omental hydatid cyst is a very rare manifestation of the disease. This report presents the interesting case of a very large omental hydatid cyst.

echinococcus granulosus is considered the major cause of human hydatid cysts. usually the duration of cyst formation is 10-20 years. this period shortens significantly upon rupture of a primary cyst. the literature describes low incidence of primary involvement of ovary as a site of hydatid cyst formation. our case is the first report on ovarian hydatid cyst in iran. a 60-year-old woman was pre...

Introduction. Hydatid disease is a disease caused by the cestode Echinococcus. Echinococcus granulosus is the most common Echinococcus species affecting human. It may affect any organ and tissue in the body, most in the liver and lung. Disease is endemic in some regions of the world, and is common in Iran. Primary hydatid cyst of the axillary region is an unusual and rare localization of hydati...

BACKGROUND Hydatid cysts are encountered frequently in regions endemic with livestock. The basic treatment for a hydatid cyst is total surgical removal of the cyst and its inner contents. Hypertonic NaCl or diluted betadine solution are used as germicidal agents for most hydatid surgeries. However, the germicidal efficacy of the Ankaferd Blood Stopper® (ABS) has not been investigated. Thus, we ...