Abstract :
Hydatid cyst disease is of great importance; it infects very critical organs in humans, especially liver and lungs, and as for
animals, it inflicts significant losses on animal husbandry economy. Thus, providing accurate diagnosis is of great
importance for treating this disease and preventing its complications. The present study aimed at studying the epidemiology
and hydatid cyst first and final diagnosis in patients hospitalized in the surgery unit of Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran from
2007 to 2017. The present study is retrospective cross-sectional study. The statistical population of the present study was all
the patients suffering from hydatid cyst who were hospitalized at Daneshvari Hospital and underwent surgery from2007 to
2017. From the 110 patients suffering from hydatid cyst hospitalized, 48 were male, and 62were female. With respect to the
infected organ, 53 patients were infected in liver, 48 patients were infected in lungs, and 9 patients were infected in both
liver and lungs. As many as 98 patients had one cyst, and 12 patients had more than one cyst. 52 patients with medical
ultrasound, 47 patients with medical ultrasound and CT scan, 10 patients with chest x-ray, and one patient with serological
testing. The total findings of the study indicate that given the patients’ profiles and clinical symptoms, the diagnosis of this
disease was desirable and is consistent with other studies. In cases, where it was impossible to diagnose hydatid cyst with
clinical and Para clinical evidence, it is of great help to the geographical as well as epidemiological status of the disease in
the region.
Key words: Epidemiology, Hydatid Cyst, Diagnosis, Tehran.
Keyword :
Epidemiology, Hydatid Cyst, Diagnosis, Tehran.