title: The retrospective annual surgical incidence of cystic echinococcosis in Sivas, Turkey.
abstract: Cystic echinococcosis is an important public health problem in our region. The aim of this study was to assess the surgical incidence of cystic echinococcosis in Sivas, Turkey. A retrospective follow-up study was carried out between 1997 and 2004. The mean age of 124 men (39.2%) and 192 women was 36.4 years. The liver was the primary site of cyst development (76.6%), followed by the lungs (19.9%), the spleen (5.4%), the kidneys (3.5%) and the peritoneal cavity (3.2%). Mean annual surgical incidence was 6.4 per 100,000 inhabitants for a 7-year period. The most common site of recurrence was the liver. Hepatic cysts were more frequently infected than pulmonary cysts (P < 0.05). In those patients with an infected cyst, the mean circulating eosinophil level was significantly lower than in those without. Rupture and infection were more common in men (P < 0.01). In conclusion, serious structural, legislative, surveillance, prevention and control measures for echinooccus should be undertaken in our region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Medical School, Canakkale, Turkey. gonlugur@gmail.com
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gonlugur
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozcelik
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Gonlugur
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arici
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celiksoz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elagoz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cevit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth