The prevalence of human, canine, and ovine echinococcosis was determined in an endemic area of the Peruvian Andes where control programmes have not been operational since 1980. Prevalence of infection in humans was determined using portable ultrasound, chest X-rays, and an enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) assay. Canine and ovine echinococcal prevalence was determined by microscop...

A 67 year-old asymptomatic patient was referred to our echo-lab because of hypertension. Transthoracic 2D-echocardiogram showed a non-prolapsing ovoid mass attached to the left side of the interatrial septum. Transesophageal echocardiography evidenced an ovoid cavitated mass with internal areas of calcification. Color Doppler revealed flow inside the cavities. At surgery, a multicavitated mass ...

DESCRIPTION Hydatid disease is an important infestation caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus. The liver is the most frequently involved organ (75%), followed by the lungs (15%) and the remainder of the body (10%). We present a rarecaseofsubcutaneoushydatidcystinthetemporalregion, whereasmallcysthadbeenpresentfor theprevious50years. ThepatientwasanelderlywomanfromGreecewithagradually e...

Hydatidosis is a disease affecting most commonly liver and lungs and belongs to the list of the top 17 neglected tropical diseases. Hydatid disease is caused by the infection that, in humans, is due to the larval stage of the Echinococcus granulosus, more specifically by the complex of subtypes that give it the name, Echinococcus multilocularis or Echinococcus Vogeli. These complexes generate c...

BACKGROUND Liver hydatidosis may lead to serious morbidity due to biliary complications, the management for which endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) and biliary drainage are very efficient. We evaluated the effectiveness of endoscopic treatment for complications of hepatic hydatid disease. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures perform...

Dogs are pivotal in Echinococcus granulosus transmission to humans, and dog vaccination provides a very practical and cost-effective prevention strategy. We vaccinated dogs with soluble native proteins isolated from protoscoleces of E. granulosus and induced significant suppression of worm growth and egg production. Accordingly, we tested for vaccine efficacy using recombinant proteins derived ...

INTRODUCTION Hydatidosis is a human disease caused by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus. All organs in the human body may be affected by hydatid disease, but excluding liver and lungs, all other organs are considered as uncommon locations. Hydatid disease located in the psoas muscle is uncommon. CASE OUTLINE The authors present a 36-year-old male living in endemic areas of Serbia, ad...

Despite efforts to educate persons at risk and the success of control programs in a few countries, cystic echinococcosis, or hydatid disease, caused by the larval form of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus, still constitutes a substantial health problem in most livestock-raising areas of the world [1]. In the United States and Canada, locally acquired cases of cystic echinococcosis are rare; i...

Hydatid disease is caused by Echinococcus granulosus. In this study, we aimed to investigate the benefit of monitoring cases with hydatid cyst by means of immune components in patients in a long-term follow-up after surgery. Eighty-four preoperative and postoperative serum samples from 14 cases undergoing surgery for hydatid disease were evaluated in terms of immune parameters, such as total an...

The aim of this paper is to determine the possibilities of modern radiofrequency (RF) technology and the usefulness of abdominal and thoracic parenchymatous organs in surgery. Investigation was made on 17 patients with 125 RF energy realized cycles (an average of 7.35 per one pt.) and the average time heating coagulative necrosis of 42.6 minutes (maximum to 80 minutes). There was one complicati...