Hydatid Disease in Children from Diagnosis to Treatment: A 10-year Single Center Experience
Ayşegül Elvan TüzYıldız Ekemen-KeleşAslihan SahinGülnihan ÜstündağSelin TasarEda Karadağ ÖncelAhu Kara-AksayMustafa Onur ÖztanGökhan KöylüoğluAhmet Ergin ÇaparDilek YilmazPublished in: Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi (2022)
In areas where the disease is endemic, despite prevention and control programs consisting of personal habits and health education, active transmission of hydatid disease is seen in children and continues to be an important public health problem. Hydatid disease should definitely be considered in the presence of suspicious radiological and clinical findings in endemic areas. Controlled clinical studies are required for diagnosis and treatment procedures.