Giant intracranial hydatid cyst: A report of two cases and literature review
Hydatid disease is a zoonosis caused by Taenia echinococcus. The three main varieties Echinococcus granulosus, E. multilocularis and E. vogeli are primarily found in dogs and are transmitted to man by fecal–oral route. Commonly affected organs are liver, lungs and spleen. Brain is involved only in 2...
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| author | Jeevesh Mallik Anil Kumar C.B. Sahay T.J. Minj |
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| description | Hydatid disease is a zoonosis caused by Taenia echinococcus. The three main varieties Echinococcus granulosus, E. multilocularis and E. vogeli are primarily found in dogs and are transmitted to man by fecal–oral route. Commonly affected organs are liver, lungs and spleen. Brain is involved only in 2-5% cases. The authors herein present two cases of giant intracranial hydatid cysts managed at department of neurosurgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, India. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31e72d2aeb264588abba32f87226d9772022-12-21T19:16:32ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672012-01-01010108008210.4103/2277-9167.94378Giant intracranial hydatid cyst: A report of two cases and literature reviewJeevesh MallikAnil KumarC.B. SahayT.J. MinjHydatid disease is a zoonosis caused by Taenia echinococcus. The three main varieties Echinococcus granulosus, E. multilocularis and E. vogeli are primarily found in dogs and are transmitted to man by fecal–oral route. Commonly affected organs are liver, lungs and spleen. Brain is involved only in 2-5% cases. The authors herein present two cases of giant intracranial hydatid cysts managed at department of neurosurgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, India.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.94378echinococcushydatid cysttaeniazoonosis |
| spellingShingle | Jeevesh Mallik Anil Kumar C.B. Sahay T.J. Minj Giant intracranial hydatid cyst: A report of two cases and literature review Indian Journal of Neurosurgery echinococcus hydatid cyst taenia zoonosis |
| title | Giant intracranial hydatid cyst: A report of two cases and literature review |
| title_full | Giant intracranial hydatid cyst: A report of two cases and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Giant intracranial hydatid cyst: A report of two cases and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant intracranial hydatid cyst: A report of two cases and literature review |
| title_short | Giant intracranial hydatid cyst: A report of two cases and literature review |
| title_sort | giant intracranial hydatid cyst a report of two cases and literature review |
| topic | echinococcus hydatid cyst taenia zoonosis |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.94378 |
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