Pulmonary hydatid disease in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey
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Tarih
2010
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Yayıncı
Tubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkey
Erişim Hakkı
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Özet
Aim: To evaluate retrospectively epidemiological parameters and clnicopathologic figures of pulmonary hydatid disease in our region. Materials and methods: A total of 117 cases of human pulmonary hydatid disease were included in this study, and these cases were diagnosed in the Department of Pathology of Dicle University Medical School, between 1987 and 2007 The patients' data were retrospectively collected from archival reports, in addition, some of the patients were still alive and contactable Results: Our 117 cases consisted of 66 (56 41%) females and 51 (43.58%) males The average age was 28 18 Pulmonary hydatidosis appears to be more common in younger individuals The prevalence is 2 6 cases/100,000 Of the total of 129 pulmonary cysts, there were 75 cysts on the right and 54 on the left side. The mean pulmonary hydatid cyst diameter in the 117 patients was 7.20 cm Conclusion: In our region, pulmonary hydatid disease appears to be more common in younger, female individuals, and the cysts also tend to be bigger in children than in adults
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Lung, Hydatid disease
Kaynak
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
40
Sayı
4
Künye
Özekinci, S., Bakır, Ş., Uzunlar, A. K. ve Eren, Ş. (2010). Pulmonary hydatid disease in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 40(4), 637-641.
