Brain Hydatid Cyst in Neurosurgical Practice in AL-Nasiriyah City

Abstract

Haider Mekhlif Ali.

The aim of study to alert the neurosurgeon and clinician of the diagnosis of hydatid cyst in CNS diseases and to emphasis the role of the neurosurgeon in such problem and encourage further studies on this subject to improve our tools in therapy particularly medical treatment, 15 cases of the hydatid cysts involving the brain were reported for ten years (2006-2016). The prospective study from patients who were admitted to the neurosurgical department of the AL-Hussain teaching hospital & Al-saddy private hospital. The clinical assessment brain CT scan all patient were treated surgically. We found Brain hydatid diseases tends to occur in children and young adult and distribution of the middle cerebral artery and tend to be single slow growing with slight or no inflammatory reaction or edema. Brain hydatid cyst are uncommon but benign one should suspect them. Particularly in our area where the disease in endemic and common in other part of the body liver, lung. Diagnosis should be done pre-operatively by CT scan.