[Epidemiological profile of pelvic hydatidosis. 15 cases]

J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 1991;20(5):657-60.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Pelvic genital hydatid disease is rare. It accounts for only 0.9% of hydatidoses and 1.8% of operated adnexial masses. Its clinical signs are often misleading, making the preoperative diagnosis difficult. This diagnosis rests on questioning with particular attention to the socio-professional context and previous history of hydatid disease. Ultrasonography is the first choice examination. Treatment is purely surgical, the best technique being total cystectomy, but the best treatment is prevention.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echinococcosis / diagnosis
  • Echinococcosis / epidemiology*
  • Echinococcosis / surgery
  • Female
  • Genital Diseases, Female / diagnosis
  • Genital Diseases, Female / epidemiology*
  • Genital Diseases, Female / surgery
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Medical History Taking / standards
  • Middle Aged
  • Preoperative Care
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Tunisia / epidemiology