Production of experimental hydatid cyst in the eye, peritoneum and liver of BALB/c mice.

As the main treatment for this infection is surgery, the surgery team personnel are at the risk of the protoscoleces released from the hydatid cysts (HC) of patients. The first goal of this study was to determine the probability of the production of ocular HC in mice due to the fluid of the aspirated protoscoleces from the sheep liver with HC. The second goal of this study was to produce HC in the peritoneum and liver, in order to gather more information for future studies on hepatic and peritoneal HC treatment procedures. For the first goal of this study, different concentrations of protoscoleces were prepared and injected into the eyes of 60 mice. After 20 weeks, 10 of the 60 mice of this group died. The remaining 50 mice were examined by a surgeon under the anesthesia. There weren't any symptoms of HC in the eyes and around it. For the second goal, 39 new mice were separated into three sub groups and 0.5 ml of protoscolex solution was injected intraperitoneally. After 20 weeks, they were anesthetized and their peritoneum, intestines and liver were examined. HC was seen in the peritoneum and liver of 6 mice.