Intracranial Hydatid Cyst

Sohag University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intracranial Neoplasm

Treatments: Procedure: cyst extirpation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04454268

Intracranial Hydatid Cyst

Details and patient eligibility

About

Central nervous system (CNS) hydatid cysts is a rare presentation of hydatid cyst, although may be the cause of intracranial space-occupying lesions in 4% in endemic countries. It affects mostly children. The diagnosis of CNS hydatid is still problematic in spite of the advancements in imaging techniques (CT or MRI). Extirpation of the intact cyst is the treatment of choice, resulting in most cases to a complete recovery.

Full description

Hydatid disease is a parasitic induced disease caused by either Echinococcus granulosus or Echinococcus multilocularis during the larval stage of these tapeworms. Hydatid cysts are endemic in many countries, such as Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay); followed by Europe (France, Italy, and Greece), the Middle East (Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan), Southeast Asia (China, Iran, and India) and Africa (Tunisia and less commonly, Egypt)

Enrollment: 8 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 16 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• intracranial hydatid cyst

Exclusion criteria

• Arachnoid cysts
• conservative treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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8 participants in 1 patient group

hydatid cyst

Other group

Treatment:

Procedure: cyst extirpation