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Unusually located primary hydatid cysts.
The hydatid disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus is an endemic parasitic disease affecting several Mediterranean countries. Echinococcal cysts are mostly located in the liver and the lung, but the disease can be detected anywhere in the body. In this study, we present uncommon extrahepatic localizations of primary hydatid disease. Patients who were operated on for hydatid disease or cystic...
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INTRODUCTION Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus whose people is the intermediate host. Although this parasite can settle in any part of the human body, it is frequently seen in liver and lungs. The rate of unusual located hydatid cyst outside of liver and lungs is 13,9%. In this study, we aimed presenting unusual located hydatic cysts regarding 51 patients. ...
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A review of primary cerebral hydatid disease in Australasia shows that twenty-nine cases of primary hydatid cyst of the brain have been recorded here during the last sixty years. The fact that such cysts are quite rare in countries where hydatid disease is relatively common has been stated previously by Dew (1934). In the opening paragraph of this article, Dew has clearly stated the basis for d...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Saudi Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0256-4947,0975-4466
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2007.36