Address for Correspondence / Yazışma Adresi: Dr. Serkan Teksöz, Department of General Surgery, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey Phone: +90 212 414 30 00/23002 E-mail: [email protected] doi:10.5152/tpd.2012.31 Taurolidine use as a Scolicidal Agent: We Need Different Methodologies Taurolidinin Skolisidal Ajan Olarak Kullanımı: Farklı Metodlara İhtiyacımız...

Objective(s): There are several scolicidal agents for inactivation of hydatid cyst protoscolices during surgery, but most of them are associated with adverse side effects such as sclerosing cholangitis and liver necrosis. The present study was aimed to evaluate scolicidal effects of various extracts of Nigella sativa seeds againstprotoscoleces of hydatid cyst in an in vitro model. Materials and...

We describe the laparoscopic excision of a hydatid cyst in the liver. During the procedure, done after treatment with the scolicidal agents praziquantel and albendazole, care was taken to prevent spillage of scolices during evacuation of contents and to excise the entire germinal epithelium. The patient had no immediate or short-term complications and is asymptomatic 3 months later.

Hydatid disease is caused by the larval forms of the cestode, Echinococcus granulosus where man is the intermediate host.1 Hydatid disease is a zoonotic disease that is known to occur worldwide.2 The highest prevalence of human hydatid disease in India has been reported from Andhra Pradesh, Saurashtra, and Tamil Nadu.3 Most commonly affected organs are the liver ( 75%) and lungs ( 15%).4 It is ...

objective: hydatidosis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases and surgery is still the main treatment for this problem. one of the side effects of hydatid cyst surgery is recurrence, thus, searching and assessment of some new agents such as medicinal plant extracts are very important. in the present study, the scolicidal effect of ethanolic extract of ziziphora tenuior l. (z. tenuior) w...

Essential oils (EOs) have recently attracted more interest due to their insecticidal activities, low harmfulness, and rapid degradation in the environment. Therefore, Lavandula steochas (L. steochas) essential oil was assessed for its chemical constituents, vitro cytotoxicity, scolicidal, acaricidal, activities. Using spectrometry gas chromatography, components of L. EOs were detected. Addition...

First choice in the treatment of hydatid disease is still surgery. Leakage the live protoscolices during surgery and the risk of secondary cysts have been a permanent fair for surgeons. Various methods and materials have been used to kill protoscolices as well as drug therapy that most of them had serious side effects. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the in vitro scolicidal eff...