Surgical treatment of 599 patients with hydatid cysts in the liver and lungs
KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA-POLISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.10, no.3, pp.222-226, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 10 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2013
- Doi Number: 10.5114/kitp.2013.38096
- Journal Name: KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA-POLISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.222-226
- Keywords: hydatid cyst, liver and lungs, surgical treatment, COMPLICATIONS, DISEASE
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Introduction: Hydatid cyst disease is characterized by the occurrence of cysts as a result of the transmission of Tenia echinococcus larvae to humans. The most frequent location is the liver (60-70%). The larvae which fail to attach to the liver pass through the lungs (20-25%), and can be located in all organs and tissues connected to the systemic circulation (10%). They create hydatid cysts in the organs in which they are located. In our multi-center study, we aimed to present different types of surgical treatment, its results, and the associated complications on the basis of a wide series of cases.