title: Successful surgical excision of a gigantic cerebral hydatid cyst.
abstract: In this study, an extremely rare case of a gigantic cerebral hydatid cyst is presented. A right frontotemporal hydatid cyst was detected by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. This lesion was extirpated successfully with intact contents with the aid of a neuronavigation system. The literature is reviewed and possible postoperative complications are discussed with the published reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Erciyes University, School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey. menkua@ericyes.edu.tr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menkü
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kulaksizoglu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tucer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurtsoy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akdemir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038361:Neuronavigation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012720:Severity of Illness Index