Secondary peritoneal hydatidosis is caused by spontaneous or iatrogenic rupture of hepatic echinococcal cysts. We describe the case of a 65-year-old Tunisian male patient with previous history of liver hydatidosis who presented to our attention with subocclusive status. Imaging revealed a retrovesical hydatid cyst, adherent to the sigmoid colon. The treatment of choice was surgical removal of t...

although hydatid disease eradicated in many countries, it is still widespread in communities where agriculture is dominant. cystic hydatidosis is significant public health problem in the regions with endemic echinococcosis. the hydatid cysts tend to form mostly in the liver or lung. brain involvement is very rare. in the present report, we describe magnetic resonance imaging findings in an 18-y...

Introduction: Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease affecting various organs like liver, lungs, spleen or rarely kidneys, caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Its presentation may be atypical leading to diagnostic and management difficulties. A high index of suspicion for hydatid should maintained while evaluating complex cystic renal masses. Accurate diagnosis primary difficult in spi...

introduction: hydatid disease caused by larval stage of echinococcus has been recognized endemically in many countries. liver and lungs are the most commonly affected organs. involvement of the head and neck region is rare and bony erosion due to hydatidosis is even rarer. case report: we report a case of a 17-year-old girl from a poor socio-economic background who presented with a right sided ...

There is still no well-established consensus about the clinical management of hydatidosis. Currently, surgery continues to be the first therapeutic option, although treatment with anti-parasitic drugs is indicated as an adjuvant to surgery to decrease the number of relapses and hydatid cyst size. When surgery is not possible, medical treatment is indicated. Traditionally, albendazole was used i...

This study was conducted to evaluate retrospectively 203 patients diagnosed with hydatid cyst disease and treated surgically at two university medical centers between 1999 and 2009 in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Cystic echinococcosis (CE) affected more females 117 (57.6%) than males 86 (42.4%). A remarkable gender difference skewed towards females was observed, and the male/female ratio among ...

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between polymorphism of the MHC-DRB1/DQB1 gene and its resistance to Cystic Echinococcosis (C.E), as well as to screen out the molecular genetic marker of antiechinococcosis in Chinese Merino sheep. The MHCII-DRB1/DQB1 exon 2 was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from DNA samples of healthy and hydatidosis sheep. PCR products were...

Hydatid disease of the bone represents about 1-2.5% of all human hydatid disease. Spine is the most affected part of the skeleton with 50% incidence of all bone hydatidosis. Extraspinal bone hydatidosis is much rare. Diagnosis is difficult in the bone hydatid disease. Bone tumors, tumor-like lesions, and specific and nonspecific infections should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Rad...

W e describe a patient who developed pulmonary hypertension associated with a right atrial hydatid cyst and discuss our management. A 24-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of breathlessness and fatigue. He had a history of a pulmonary hydatid cyst operation two years previously. On physical examination he had marked respiratory difficulty, with a respiratory rate of 22 breaths pe...

the aim of this study was to detect the glutathione s-transferase(gst) enzyme activity of healthy / cystic liver as a diagnostic biomarker for hydatidosis. in order to compare with liver tissue, the level of the gsts enzyme activity of parasite was also determined.parasites were collected from sheep liver tissue with hydatid cysts at a local abattoir and washed with pbs buffer. collected parasi...