title: Splenic Hydatid Cysts: 17 Cases.
abstract: Hydatid cyst disease, which is endemically observed and an important health problem in our country, involves the spleen at a frequency ranking third following the liver and the lungs. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy and results of management in splenic hydatid cysts. The demographic data, localization, diagnosis, treatment methods, and the length of postoperative hospital stay of patients with splenic hydatid cysts in a 12-year period were evaluated retrospectively. Seventeen cases were evaluated. Among these, 13 were females and four were males. Seven had solitary splenic involvement, eight had involvement of both the spleen and the liver, and two had multiple organ involvement. Ten had undergone splenectomy, one had undergone distal splenectomy, and the remaining cases had undergone different surgical procedures. The patients had received albendazole treatment in the pre- and postoperative period. One patient had died secondary to hypernatremia on the first postoperative day. The clinical picture in splenic hydatid cysts, which is seen rarely, is usually asymptomatic. The diagnosis is established by ultrasonography and abdominal CT. Although splenectomy is the standard mode of treatment, spleen-preserving methods may be used.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25040 Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bunyami
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozogul
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25040 Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kisaoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25040 Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sabri Selcuk
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Atamanalp
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25040 Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gurkan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25040 Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aydinli
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25040 Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet İlhan
authors.initials: Mİ
authors.lastname: Yıldırgan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: A Mecit
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kantarcı
keywords: Hydatid cysts; Splenectomy; Splenic