Removal of large hydatid cysts with balloon-assisted modification of Dowling's method: technical report.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 25981435.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00701-015-2449-x and PMC identifier 4477954.
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Abstract
Delivery of hydatid cysts, especially large ones, without rupture is very important and there is still no 100% successful method. After the hydatid cyst was reached, starting near the surface working around the cyst toward the base, a Foley probe was advanced and, in the region of desired dissection, the balloon of the Foley probe was inflated, and adhesion bands were freed to allow dissection. We believe our balloon-aided dissection technique is a method that increases the chances of delivering hydatid cysts, with no calcification and secondary infection, without rupture.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Diseases
- Echinococcosis
- Neurosurgical Procedures