Clinical Study of Hydatid Disease
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
ntroduction: Hydatid disease has been known form the time of Hippocrates who refers to the disease as “Liver full of water.” The most common form is Echinococcus granulosus, which gives rise to cysts. Hydatid disease is prevalent enough in India to be seen by most general surgeons during their careers. The aim of studying hydatid is that it is a common parasitic infestation of surgical interest in our area. Materials and Methods: The present study “clinical study of hydatid disease” is done in the Department of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital (Kakatiya Medical College), Warangal, Telangana, from January 2015 to September 2016. Consisted of 30 subjects from all the subjects, written and informed consent was taken, thorough examination and investigations and appropriate management were done. Results: In the present study of mean age was the range of 41–50 years. Both females and males had the same range. Overall, male and female ratio is 1:1.3. The most common symptom appears to be pain (66.66%), second most common symptom was mass abdomen (33.33%). Fever history was present in 26.6% of cases. Conclusion: Hydatid disease is one of the commonly met with diseases in M.G.M. Hospital, Warangal. 30 cases were reported during the present study from January 2015 to September 2016.
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B Kasturi Bai
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