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Cirugía paraguaya
On-line version ISSN 2307-0420
Abstract
FLECHA, Christian; PFINGST, Carlos and FERREIRA, Miguel. MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH HEPATIC HYDATIDOSIS AT THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF ITAUGUÁ. Rev. Cir. Parag. [online]. 2019, vol.43, n.1, pp.7-11. ISSN 2307-0420. https://doi.org/10.18004/sopaci.2019.abril.7-11.
Hydatid disease is an infection, usually of the liver, cause by larval forms of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus, and characterized by the development of expanding cysts. It frequently affects young adults, from agricultural and livestock regions. Considered endemic in South America, with incidence points in Argentina and Uruguay. Low incidence in our country. Presenting most commonly in the liver and lung in its cystic form.
Objective:
The purpose of this work is to establish the management and treatment of hepatic hydatidosis in patients attending the Hospital Nacional de Itauguá in the period from 2014 to 2018
Material and methods:
Observational, descriptive, retrospective cross-sectional study. The data were obtained from the Clinical Histories of patients with Hepatic Hydatidosis from the archives of the Hospital Nacional de Itauguá. Results: We studied 17 patients, of which 64.7% belonged to the female gender, with an average age of 44.8(13.8, were observed 14.06 days of hospitalization on average, 29.4% patients of the study were from the city of Paraguarí, 82.4% would have consulted for abdominal pain, 70.6% used ultrasound as a diagnostic method, 70.6% underwent a laparotomy and 23.5% presented a complication postsurgical
Conclusion:
The majority of patients with this pathology correspond to women, from urban areas, presenting abdominal pain, diagnosed by ultrasound in whom both were practiced open surgery and a minimally invasive approach.
Keywords : Hydatid cyst; Hepatic hydatidosis.
