Hydatid disease also known as echinococcosis is an endemic zoonotic infestation in cattle-raising regions of the world formed by the larval forms of cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus. This disease is mainly caused by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus alveolaris. Although hydatidosis is most often occurred in the liver [60%-70%] and lung [20%-30%], it can occ...

Hydatidosis is an important zoonosis caused by a parasitic tapeworm, namely Echinococcus granulosus. This infection is distributed worldwide and affects the health as well as economic loss in both humans and animals. In most cases, the disease needs chemotherapy with or without surgery. Conventional drugs have some major problems, including drug complications, harmful <spa...

BACKGROUND Hydatid disease of the liver is endemic in cattle rearing areas of the world. A variety of treatment options are available in its management. The common treatment options are medical therapy, surgery and puncture-aspiration-injection-reaspiration (PAIR) therapy. OBJECTIVES This study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of PAIR therapy in the treatment of hepatic hydatid dis...

background: haemonchosis has a negative effect on the farming industry throughout the world, especially in the tropic and sub-tropic countries. the present study was carried out to differentiate haemonchus species from its main hosts in iran, including sheep, goat and camel.   methods: the identification took place based on the morphometrics of the spic-ules and molecular characters. two hundre...

conclusion pair therapy is an effective minimally invasive treatment for gharbi type i-iii hepatic hydatid cysts. it is a cost effective and safe procedure with significant reduction in the duration of hospital stay. results ten patients (66.7%) had gharbi type i cysts, two (13.3%) had type ii and three (20%) had type iii cysts. all the patients (100%) showed reduction in cyst size over a 3-6 m...

Hydatid cyst commonly occurs in liver, followed by lungs. It may occur in other organs also. But isolated retroperitoneal hydatid cyst occurring in right iliac fossa is rare. A 25 years old male presented with a slowly growing mass in right iliac fossa for two years. He had dull aching pain in right iliac fossa, early satiety and occasional history of pain during micturation. No history of ches...