Intracardiac Rupture of Hydatid Cysts of the Heart

Intrapulmonary rupture of hydatid cysts of the liver.

Modern Greece is severely infested by hydatid disease. In two statistical studies made by one of us (Toole, 1930, 1937) 5,107 cases of hydatid cysts, observed in Greece between 1900 and 1936, have been collected. In a recent report Maccas and Kourias (1951) completed the statistics up to 1950, adding another 6,000 cases. Seven hundred and sixteen cases were operated upon during 1949, an indicat...

Intracardiac rupture of hydatid cysts of the heart. A study based on three personal observations and 101 cases in the world literature.

Hydatid cysts of the brain.

BACKGROUND Brain involvement with hydatid disease occurs in 1-2% of all Echinococcus granulosus infections. Cerebral hydatid cysts are usually supratentorial, whereas infratentorial lesions are quite rare. Objective of the study was to determine the clinical presentation and surgical outcome of cranial hydatidosis. METHODS This retrospective study was performed in the department of neurosurge...

THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATED PULMONARY HYDATID CYSTS

Iran is recognized as an endemic area for lung hydatidosis. Surgical removal of some hydatid cysts may have setious morbid consequences. To determine the characteristics of these special cysts, a retrospective survey was carried out on patients admitted to Modarres Hospital in Tehran between 1989 and 1998. We have found that ruptured, bilateral, lung located, and giant cysts (> ] 0 cm) caus...

Diagnostic Dilemma in Hydatid Cysts: Tumor-Mimicking Hydatid Cysts.

OBJECTIVES Hydatid cysts are sometimes confused with different pathologies, and problems arise in their diagnosis and treatment. In this study, cases that are followed up with a diagnosis of lung malignancy and that are detected to have hydatid cysts were retrospectively examined. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seven patients with hydatid cysts whose clinical and radiological features were consistent w...