title: Intracranial extradural hydatid cysts: report of three cases.
abstract: Intracranial extradural hydatid cysts are a rare occurrence with unclear pathogenesis. Three different cases are reported and the postoperative courses are discussed. Of the 11 cases found in the literature, all eight cases whose sex and age were reported are men, and seven of the eight are clustered in between the second and fourth decades.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul University, School of Medicine, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canbolat
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Onal
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Coban
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed