Reports of four cyst hydatid cases in different size and location

Tukenmez Tigen E., ERTÜRK ŞENGEL B., Bilgin H., Ozel S., Mulazimoglu L.

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, cilt.4, sa.5, ss.408-411, 2014 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s2222-1808(14)60597-1
  • Dergi Adı: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.408-411
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hydatid cyst, Localization, Therapy
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Hydatid disease/echinococcus is caused by Echinococcus granulosus and it is endemic in many countries. Echinococcus commonly affect the liver but it has propensity to involve any organ or unusal location of the body. Treatment is surgical and medical but in many cases desicion of teatment is hard because of the location and size of cyst hydatid. In the present report, authors presented four patients with echinococcus with different anatomical site, size and desicion of treatment. © 2014 by the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease.