title: [The time of maintainance of positive serologic results among patients operated on echinococcal liver cysts].
abstract: The purpose of this work was to analyse results of serologie examinations and complaints reported by patients who were operated on echinococcal liver cysts. The analysis was conducted on patients who were qualified to surgical removal of echionococcal liver cysts. Persons who were analysed answered the questionaires and 11 of them send sera for serologie examination. The questionaires consisted of questions about time since operation, complaints before and after operation abdomen pains, distensions, vomits, exanthema, weakness, headaches). Results showed that patient were from 1 to 6 years after operation. Among 11 who send sera 18% results were negative (2 and 6 years after operation) and 82% was positive. Analysis of 15 questionnaires showed that majority of patients still had the complaints that were present before operation.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Chor6b Pasozytniczych i Neuroinfekcji AM w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kondrusik
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pancewicz
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zajkowska
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hermanowska-Szpakowicz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Snarska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D015415:Biomarkers