Removal of Brain Hydatid Cyst through Burr-Hole Operation (Case Report)

16 Pages Posted: 5 May 2020

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Dr. Ali Abbas Hashim Almusawi

Hammurabi College of Medicine University of Babylon; Babylon health directorate ,Imam Alsadiq Teaching Hospital ; Royal College of physicians and surgeons of Glasgow ; American College of Surgeons

Date Written: April 4, 2020

Abstract

Brain involvement occurs in 2–3% of patients with systemic echinococcosis. Children are most often affected and, in countries where echinococcosis is common, up to 50% of all childhood CNS “tumors” prove to be echinococcal cysts, life saving rapid burr hole aspiration of cyst with total removal of cyst membrane with the use of hypertonic solution as cidal agent with pre and post operative antiprotozoal is very successful procedure in emergency deteriorating patient with brain hydatid.

Keywords: HD (hydatid disease), CT brain (computerized tomography scan of brain), GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale)

Suggested Citation

Almusawi, Dr. Ali Abbas Hashim, Removal of Brain Hydatid Cyst through Burr-Hole Operation (Case Report) (April 4, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3568443 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3568443

Dr. Ali Abbas Hashim Almusawi (Contact Author)

Hammurabi College of Medicine University of Babylon ( email )

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Babylon health directorate ,Imam Alsadiq Teaching Hospital ( email )

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Babylon, 51001
Iraq

Royal College of physicians and surgeons of Glasgow ( email )

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Glasgow
Great Britain

American College of Surgeons ( email )

Chicago, Chicago
United States

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