
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a globally prevalent zoonotic disease.Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and follow-up data of patients between May 2009 and 2015 were retrospectively analyzed by screening data from a hospital automation system.A total of 238 (females, n=139 and males, n=99) patients with a mean age of 40.6±20.58 years were included. Less than half (40.8%) of the patients were living in the countryside. Hepatic involvement of CE was most frequently (72.2%) seen. A majority (75.6%) of the patients were symptomatic, but abdominal pain was the most frequently seen symptom. For diagnosis, in all patients, imaging modalities were used, while in 66% of the patients, serological methods were also employed. The patients received both medical and surgical treatments (78.5%, n=187), only surgical treatment (10.5%, n=25), or only medical treatment (8.8%, n=21). Surgical treatment was performed for patients with hepatic (n=139/176, 80.6%), pulmonary (n=78/94, 82.9%), splenic (n=7/9; 77.7%), and mesenteric (n=6/7, 85.1%) cysts, and patients cases with brain, bone, muscle, omentum, bladder, and adrenal cysts had undergone surgical intervention.Publication of regional data is important in terms of epidemiological considerations and may aid in the formulation of standard treatment approaches.
Adult, Male, Echinococcosis, Hepatic, Echinococcosis, Pulmonary, Turkey, parasitology, recurrent disease, retrospective study, prevalence, Young Adult, male, Echinococcosis, Recurrence, Risk Factors, Zoonoses, middle aged, Prevalence, Animals, Humans, animal, human, Retrospective Studies, adult, abdominal pain, Middle Aged, Abdominal Pain, female, echinococcosis, risk factor, young adult, Female
Adult, Male, Echinococcosis, Hepatic, Echinococcosis, Pulmonary, Turkey, parasitology, recurrent disease, retrospective study, prevalence, Young Adult, male, Echinococcosis, Recurrence, Risk Factors, Zoonoses, middle aged, Prevalence, Animals, Humans, animal, human, Retrospective Studies, adult, abdominal pain, Middle Aged, Abdominal Pain, female, echinococcosis, risk factor, young adult, Female
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