Echinococcosis is a human parasitary disease. In 2002, 29 new cases of liver echinococcosis were recorded in Croatia. Liver is the most common site of hydatid cysts. Nine patients with echinoccocal liver disease were operated in our department in 2002. Here we present a case where a patient with verified hydatid cyst in the left liver lobe developed high fever, jaundice, nausea, vomiting and pa...

BACKGROUND Infection of the spleen with echinococcus is a rare clinical entity. Because the diagnosis of a splenic infestation with echinococcus is sometimes delayed, large hydatid cysts or pseudotumors may develop, demanding a differential surgical approach to cure the disease. METHODS In a retrospective study 10 patients out of 250 with abdominal echinococcosis (4%) were identified to have ...

484 Postoperative recovery was uneventful. Histopathology of the lesion confirmed it as hydatid cyst. Postoperative therapy consisted of albendazole at 10 mg/kg dose for a period of six months to minimize the risk of recurrence. The patient is asymptomatic and is doing well since last two years. Cerebral hydatid cysts constitute only a small percentage of space occupying lesions of the brain mo...

introduction : the objective of this study was to give a description of the most prominent atypical radiological presentations of lung hydatidosis. materials and methods: all patients diagnosed with pulmonary hydatidosis by surgical exploration were included in this study. standard chest roentgenogram and computed tomography ct) were evaluated before surgery for lung cysts or unknown lesions. r...

conclusions it is important to keep in mind that even peritoneal involvement may be seen despite intact hepatic cysts. careful excision of these cysts is the treatment of choice. case presentation a 40-year-old man was referred to the emergency department with dull and intermittent periumbilical pain in the left and right lower quadrant regions accompanied by moderate tenderness and rebound wit...

A study was done to determine the prevalence of hydatid cysts in goats using ultrasonography. A total of 1,390 goats were examined, 43,6 % (606/1,390) of them from north-western Turkana, Kenya, and 56,4% (784/1,390) from Toposaland, southern Sudan. Hydatid cysts were visualized in 1,82 % (11/ 606) of the goats from north-western Turkana and 4,34% (34/784) of those from Toposaland. Unlike abatto...

Hydatid disease is common in the developing countries of South Asia. The rate varies from 10-15 out of every 500 intracranial lesions. Primary hydatid disease of the brain is a rare entity. Most cases of cerebral hydatidosis are associated with disease in the liver, lungs or other organs. The number of cysts is variable, but may range from one to ten. We report a case of primary cerebral hydati...

BACKGROUND The liver is the organ most frequently infected by hydatid disease and medical therapy alone is ineffective in eliminating the parasite. Surgical options vary from complete resection (e.g. total pericystectomy or hepatectomy) to limited procedures (e.g. percutaneous aspiration or unroofing of cysts). The aim of this study was to determine the long-term outcome after complete or parti...

INTRODUCTION Surgery remains the basic treatment of hepatic hydatid cyst (HHC). However, it is associated with significant morbidity. The aim of our study was to evaluate mortality and morbidity of surgery of the HHC and to highlight the risk factors. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted from January 1, 1996 to December 31, 2006. 391 patients hospitalized for HHC and operated in the De...