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Microscopic Cyst Resection for the Treatment of Patients Diagnosed with Epididymal Cyst
Published on: March 31, 2023
[Two cases of rare cerebral hydatid cyst]
Sedat Işıkay1, Kutluhan Yılmaz, Akgün Ölmez
1Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye, Turkey. dr.sedatisikay@mynet.com
Abstract:
Hydatid cyst disease (Echinococcosis) is a parasitic illness that is rarely located in the brain. Primary cerebral hydatid cyst disease is rarely seen. We report here rare two cases presenting with sixth cranial nerve palsy with increased intracranial pressure syndrome due to primary cerebral hydatid cyst. A 5-year-old female and a 13-year-old boy complained of headache, strabismus, nausea, and vomiting. Neurological examination revealed sixth nerve palsy and papilloedema. The diagnosis was cerebral hydatid cyst disease and was confirmed with radiological and pathological investigations. Both cases were operated on. The cysts were removed without rupture, and therapy was completed with albendazole for a period of six months. They were symptom-free during the follow-up period. In conclusion, cerebral hydatid cyst disease should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of increased intracranial pressure syndrome.
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