orbital echinococcosis with two different features; hydatid and alveolar cysts

Isolation of Acticomyces bovis pseudo - alveolar hydatid cysts

Two Cases of Abdominal Hydatid Cysts

Alveolar echinococcosis ,

Epidemiological Studies on Echinococcosis and Characterization of Human and Livestock Hydatid Cysts in Mauritania

BACKGROUND Echinococcosis/hydatidosis is considered endemic in Mauritania. The aim of this study is to present an epidemiological study on the echinococcosis in man and animals in the Nouakchott region. METHODS The internal organs from livestock carcasses were inspected for research of hydatid cysts. The hydatid fluid was examined for research of the protoscoleces. Dogs were necropsied for th...

Different and Unpredictable Clinical Outcome of Ruptured Pulmonary Hydatid Cysts

Most authors believe that the best treatment for pulmonary hydatid disease is surgical evacuation. Although albendazole has been used prophylactically before surgery, there are many reports about increased incidence of the rupture of cyst after albendazole therapy, which can cause some complications. In this case report we present a patient with bilateral pulmonary hydatid cyst that was rupture...

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...