title: Treatment of spinal hydatid disease: a single center experience.
abstract: In Turkey, spinal hydatidosis remains a serious health problem that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. This study was undertaken to analyze the clinical, radiological, and surgical aspects and outcomes for five patients with spinal hydatidosis who were treated surgically at the Department of Neurosurgery of Ataturk University, Turkey. Despite the introduction of modern surgical and pharmacological therapy the disease remains difficult to cure, and patient outcomes are not satisfactory because of the high incidence of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School, Ataturk University, 25070,Yenisehir, Erzurum, Turkey. gsengul73@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Goksin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sengul
authors.forename: Hakan Hadi
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kadioglu
authors.forename: Cetin Refik
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Kayaoglu
authors.forename: Sarper
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aktas
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akar
authors.forename: Ismail Hakki
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Aydin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome