Retrospective Evaluation of Patients Diagnosed with Cystic Echinococcosis at Kafkas University Faculty of Medicine's Surgical Outpatients Unit
| Autor: | Tülay Diken Allahverdi, Umit Yener Tekdogan, Ertuğrul Allahverdi, Neriman Mor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Adolescent Turkey University faculty Hospitals University Young Adult Echinococcosis Epidemiology Outpatients medicine Animals Humans Cyst Child Aged Retrospective Studies Ultrasonography business.industry Cystic echinococcosis Public health Open surgery General Medicine Hemagglutination Tests Middle Aged medicine.disease Echinococcus Radiological weapon Female business |
| Zdroj: | Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi. 42(3) |
| ISSN: | 2146-3077 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the serological and radiological analysis and medical and surgical treatment results of patients diagnosed with cystic echinococcosis (CE). METHODS Records belonging to a total of 67 patients diagnosed with CE who presented to the Kars Kafkas University Faculty of Medicine Research Hospital's Surgical Outpatient unit between January 2012 and December 2015 were retrospectively evaluated. RESULTS Of 67 CE cases, 53 (79.1%) were females and 14 (20.9%) were males. The age ranged between 12 and 77 years, and the mean age was 47.37±17.81 years. The most common cyst location was the liver, in 60 patients (89.5%). Other localizations were found in 7 (10.5%) of the 67 cases. Open surgery was used to treat 32, and drainage accompanied by ultrasonography (USG) was used to treat 13 cystic cases. The remaining 22 patients were followed-up. Among the followed-up patients, the radiologic imaging findings of six patients were consistent with a hydatid cyst, but the indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) results were negative. CONCLUSION We concluded that CE is an important public health problem for the Kars region due to a low socioeconomic and educational level, where livestock breeding is also common. More comprehensive epidemiological studies should be undertaken and national control programs are required to keep the disease under control. |
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