A viable residual spinal hydatid cyst cured with albendazole

• DOI: 10.3171/spi.2000.93.1.0142
• Publication Date: 2009-05-07T15:48:14Z
• Authors: M. Kemali Baykaner; Fikret Doğulu; Gülyüz Öztürk; Naci Edali; Turgut Tali
• Keywords: Albendazole; Spinal cord compression; Gold standard (test)

✓ Spinal hydatid disease is a rare entity that frequently yields to severe, acute-onset neurological deficits. Although the gold standard treatment total surgical removal of cysts without inducing any spillage, it may not be possible perform this in patients with multiple and fragile cysts. In such cases, neural structures should adequately decompressed albendazole administered promptly. The authors describe case 13-year-old girl who was admitted history back pain lower-extremity weakness. Magnetic resonance imaging scans demonstrated severe spinal cord compression caused by involving T-4 mediastinum. patient underwent surgery, were removed, except for one cyst hardly exposed. Following histopathological confirmation disease, she treated 1 year. One year postoperatively, residual had gradually shrunk almost disappeared. single sufficiently promising, we believe administration efficient prevent recurrences cases which obtain spillage.