Spinal Hydatid Cyst Disease : Challenging Surgery - an Institutional Experience

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ÇAĞLAR Y. Ş., ÖZGÜRAL O., ZAİMOĞLU M., Kilinc C., EROĞLU Ü., DOĞAN İ., ...More

JOURNAL OF KOREAN NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY, vol.62, no.2, pp.209-216, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 62 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.3340/jkns.2017.0245
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF KOREAN NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.209-216
  • Keywords: Spinal cystic echinococcosis, Surgery, Management, ALVEOLAR ECHINOCOCCOSIS, BONE, INVOLVEMENT, DIAGNOSIS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective : Hydatid cyst disease is caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus. It is rarely seen in the vertebral system, occurring at a rate of 0.2-1%. The aim of this study is to present 12 spinal hydatid cyst cases, and propose a new type of drainage of the cyst.