title: Ultrasound-guided percutaneous drainage in the treatment of children with hepatic hydatid disease.
abstract: The present study was designed to establish the safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided percutaneous drainage in the treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts in children. A total of 14 cysts in eight patients were drained under aseptic conditions and continuous ultrasound guidance. An 18-G needle was used for puncture and silver nitrate solution as the scolecoidal agent. All procedures were successful. During follow-up, repeated ultrasound examinations revealed a progressive decrease in cyst size and an alteration in the cyst echopattern. None of the patients had a rise in hydatid antibody titer. There were no immediate or late complications. We conclude that the safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided percutaneous drainage are satisfactory for the treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Selçuk Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dilsiz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Açikgözoğlu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Günel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dağdönderen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Köseoğlu
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gündoğan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011677:Punctures; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional