Authors : B. Esfandiari, M.R. Youssefi, S.P. Ziapour, S.M. Hosseini Fard, M. Abouhosseini and M. Alipour Espeh-Kolaie
Abstract: Hydatidosis is one of the important zoonosis diseases. It has worldwide distribution and causes severe economic and hygienic damages to medical and veterinary industries. Human beings are infected with oral transmission of Echinococcus granulosus eggs. Considering the importance and damages caused by hydatid cysts, this study was conducted to evaluate hydatid cyst surgeries in Mazandaran Province. This was a cross-sectional study performed during seven years from 2001-2007. About 132 surgeries in this period of time, 73 subjects (55.3%) were female and 59 (44.7%) were male. Forty-seven (35.6%) of operated hydatid cysts were dissected from lung and 85 (64.4%) were from liver, indicating significant difference between two groups (p<0.01).
B. Esfandiari, M.R. Youssefi, S.P. Ziapour, S.M. Hosseini Fard, M. Abouhosseini and M. Alipour Espeh-Kolaie, 2010. Evaluation of Hydatid Cyst Surgeries in Northern Iran (Mazandaran Province) During 2001-2007. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 9: 1128-1130.