Intracranial hydatid cysts: experience with surgical treatment in 120 patients

Intracranial hydatid cysts: experience with surgical treatment in 120 patients

Intracranial hydatid cysts, although rare, are still prevalent in agricultural and sheep-raising communities. The authors discuss some of the peculiarities in 120 consecutive cases of intracranial hydatid cysts and review the literature in this report.

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Published in:Neurochirurgia Vol. 35; no. 4; p. 108
Main Authors: Cataltepe, O, Colak, A, Ozcan, O E, Ozgen, T, Erbengi, A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Germany 01-07-1992
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Brain - pathology
Brain Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Brain Diseases - pathology
Brain Diseases - surgery
Child
Child, Preschool
Echinococcosis - diagnostic imaging
Echinococcosis - pathology
Echinococcosis - surgery
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging
Recurrence
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Intracranial hydatid cysts, although rare, are still prevalent in agricultural and sheep-raising communities. The authors discuss some of the peculiarities in 120 consecutive cases of intracranial hydatid cysts and review the literature in this report.
ISSN:0028-3819
DOI:10.1055/s-2008-1052259