...Mesut Gürdal; Sinan Kireççi; Ergin Yücebaş; M. İhsan Karaman Although hydatid disease may affect any organ of the body, there are only a limited number of cases where the primary lesion is in the retroperitoneal region. Since the clinical and laboratory findings are nonspecific, the correct...

...Mete Kilciler; Selahattin Bedir; Fikret Erdemir; Hidayet Coban; Burak Sahan; Yasar Ozgok Hydatid disease is endemic in many parts of the world. The location is mostly hepatic (75%) and pulmonary (15%), and only 10% of the cysts occur in the rest of the body. It may develop in almost any part...

...Ayhan Verit; Hatice Ozbilge; Ercan Yeni; Dogan Unal; Ilyas Ozardali; Halil Ciftci; Mustafa Ozbilge Objectives: Although no part of the human anatomy is invulnerable to hydatid disease, it has been reported to occur mostly in vital organs such as liver, lungs and brain. Hydatid disease...