[Hydatid cyst of the brain. Apropos of a series of 14 cases].
The authors report a series of 14 cases of cerebral hydatid cysts. This is a rare site (1.5% of all sites) which usually presents in the form of intracranial hypertension, sometimes associated with localizing signs, the diagnosis is no longer a problem since the development of computed tomography. Treatment is exclusively surgical and the prognosis depends on the degree of preoperative neurological impairment. Twenty-eight per cent of cases had postoperative neurological sequelae which stresses the importance of early diagnosis and treatment.
Hamdi
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Service de Chirurgie générale, CHU Fattouma Bourguiba, Monastir, Tunisie.
Ayachi
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Gargouri
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Mourad
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D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014416:Tunisia
Le kyste hydatique du cerveau. A propos d'une série de quatorze cas.