Summary
In 42 cases of hydatid diasease of the spine the preoperative diagnosis was as follows:
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hydatid disease
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19
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benign tumour
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8
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Tuberculosis
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6
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malignant disease
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4
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herniated disk
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3
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syringomyelia
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1
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infectious spondylitis
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1
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The site of the hydatid lesion in these patients was as follows:
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cervical
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5
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thoracic (T6-T12)
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26
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lumbosacral
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11
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Seven of these cases had previously been operated on for a hydatid cyst in other organs.
We had eight recurrences of which five did not respond completely to surgical intervention.
Zusammenfassung
In 42 Fällen von Hydatidosis der Wirbelsäule war die präoperative Diagnose wie folgt:
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Hydatidosis
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19
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gutartiger Tumor
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8
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Tuberkulose
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6
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maligne Erkrankung
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4
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Bandscheibenvorfall
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3
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Syringomyelie
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1
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infektiöse Spondylitis
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1
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Die Lage der Zysten gliedert sich bei diesen Patienten wie folgt:
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cervical
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5
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thoracal (T6-T12)
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26
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lumbosacral
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11
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In 7 Fällen war eine Zystenoperation in anderen Organen vorausgegangen. Wir hatten
8 Rezidive, von denen 5 jedoch nicht völlig auf den chirurgischen Eingriff ansprachen.
Key words
spinal cyst - hydatid cyst - myelography
