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The differential diagnosis of intracranial brain cystic lesions, including malignant lesions, abscesses and cystic astrocytoma, can sometimes be difficult even when using a sophisticated imaging technique. This is particularly evident in certain rare lesions such as hydatid cysts. In fact, any
Hydatid cyst is an endemic disease in our country. Most commonly, it occurs in the liver and lungs. Bilateral hydroureteronephrosis is one of the rare presentations of hydatid disease. Herein, we are reporting an unusual case of hydatid disease where the primary mode of presentation was external
Standard treatment of cerebral alveolar hydatid disease consists of open brain surgery and systemic albendazole. We describe a patient with inoperable cerebral alveolar hydatid cysts on whom gamma knife radiosurgery was used instead of open brain surgery. Because of the size of the multicystic
Hydatid diseases are still endemic pathologies in developing countries which generally needs surgical treatment. The main aim of the treatment is total cyst evacuation without rupture. Dowling technique is preferable for this aim. There are various complications of hydatid disease surgery which
Echinococcal cysts are unusual in Canada, and most cases seen are in immigrants. In northern Canadian communities, Echinococcus granulosis infection occasionally is acquired from dogs that feed on the entrails of caribou or moose. Seventeen patients with Canadian-acquired hydatid cysts were seen
Hydatid cysts of the brain are very rare. Typically, the cyst is large, spherical, with sharply defined borders. Its may calcify, and there is no surrounding edema and no rim enhancement. Sometimes, one side of the cyst wall is very close to the calvarium, with thinning of the internal table. We
A 63-year-old man presented to our department with dyspnea and peripheral edema. A cystic mass in the right upper abdomen, consistent with echinococcal disease was discovered. Proteinuria was also present, and a nephrotic syndrome was diagnosed. The kidney biopsy revealed minimal change
An extremely rare case of a thalamic hydatid cyst is presented and the literature is reviewed. A right thalamic hydatid cyst without rim enhancement or perifocal edema was detected by computed tomography and magnetic resonance. This lesion was extirpated successfully with intact contents via
Hydatid cyst of the brain is more common in children than adults. The cyst is always solitary unless the primary site is the brain. Cerebral hydatid cyst (CHCy) is most frequently supratentorial involving the territory of the middle cerebral artery, especially the parietal lobe. This study included
BACKGROUND
Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) is a severe and common parasitic disease in Tibetan Plateau of China. The infected patients have to move to plain areas to receive treatments due to the poor medical conditions in plateau areas. Our aim was to investigate the application of Enhanced