Hydatid disease, also known as echinococcosis, or cystic hydatid disease, is caused by an infection with the larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. This parasite causes slow-growing cystic ...

Cystic echinococcosis (Hydatid Disease) represents an emerging illness found in humans and livestock that arises as a result of eating infective eggs of the cestode parasite Echinococcus granulosus – ...

Cystic echinococcosis is kind of helminthic zoonoses that can occasionally affected human beings. The organs most frequently involved are the liver and lungs. For many years, elective treatment has ...

We present a case of a 52-year-old woman with a history of a liver hydatid cyst diagnosed about 20 years before. The cyst was recognized as Echinococcus granulosus with a serological enzyme-linked ...

Liver cysts are sacs in the liver that may contain fluid or a solid mass of cells. Most cysts on the liver are present from birth and do not cause symptoms. Sometimes, however, if the cysts become ...

Cysts are capsules or sac-like structures, typically containing a liquid, semisolid, or gaseous material, much like a blister. There are many types, such as acne cysts, ganglion cysts, and kidney ...

Ever since Hippocrates described Hydatid disease, physicians all over the world have encountered it in various organs. Hydatid disease is also referred to as echinococcosis or echinococcal disease. It ...