Hydatid disease of the spine: a report on nine patients

TA Hamdan - International orthopaedics, 2012 - Springer
Purpose The author presents this prospective study of nine cases of pathologically
confirmed spinal hydatid disease. Method Hydatid disease is a difficult diagnosis in non …

[PDF][PDF] Ovarian hydatid cyst-systematic review of clinicopathological and immunohistochemical characteristics of an unusual entity

L Lozneanu, RA Balan, SE Giuşcă, ID Căruntu… - Rom J Morphol …, 2019 - rjme.ro
Primary ovarian hydatid disease (HD) is a rare entity, produced by the larval stage of
Echinococcus granulosus. HD commonly involves liver, lung, abdomen cavity, spleen and is …

[HTML][HTML] Transthoracic approach for ventrally situated paraspinal extradural hydatid cyst of the dorsal spine

MP Dighe, S Balasubramaniam… - … Junction and Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
A 40-year-old female presented with back pain without any neurological deficits.
Radiological investigations revealed a ventrally situated paraspinal lesion causing widening …

Primary extradural hydatid cyst extended to paraspinal muscles

O Boulahroud, BS Sharma, I Dao… - … of neurosciences in …, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
Primary spinal epidural hydatid cyst without bony involvement is extremely rare. Authors
report the case of a 44-yearold female brought to their attention for a rapidly progressive …

[PDF][PDF] Surgical treatment of hydatid disease of central nervous system–our experience and review of the literature

P Chakarova, P Valkanov¹, B Petrov¹… - Trakia Journal of …, 2015 - academia.edu
Introduction: Echinococcosis is a widespread parasitic disease of humans caused by the
larval stages of Echinococcus granulosus. The involvement of CNS is relatively rare and …

[PDF][PDF] Primary Lumbar Extradural Hydatid Cyst: Case Report

N Raouzi, M Khoulali, N Oulali, F Moufid - 2019 - saudijournals.com
Vertebral hydatid cysts are found in< 1% of all cases of hydatidosis. This localization has an
infiltrative malignant nature, affecting the vertebral body with possible extension in the …

Unusual cause of paraplegia in a child of 5 years

N Khan, I Vandewerke - SA Journal of Radiology, 2014 - ajol.info
Abstract'Hydatid'originates from the Greek word meaning 'watery vesicle'. It refers to a cyst
formed as a result of infestation by larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus …