Author/Authors :
METİN، Bayram نويسنده Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey METİN, Bayram , YILMAZ، Neziha نويسنده Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey YILMAZ, Neziha , BEYHAN، Yunus Emre نويسنده Division of Public Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey BEYHAN, Yunus Emre , BABÜR، Cahit نويسنده Division of Public Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey BABÜR, Cahit , SİPAHİ، Mesut نويسنده Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey SİPAHİ, Mesut , EDE، Hüseyin نويسنده Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey EDE, Hüseyin , İNTEPE، Yavuz Selim نويسنده Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey İNTEPE, Yavuz Selim , ARSLAN، Ergin نويسنده Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey ARSLAN, Ergin , ATALAY، Tugay نويسنده Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey ATALAY, Tugay , ÖZDAMAR، Mustafa Yaşar نويسنده Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey ÖZDAMAR, Mustafa Yaşar
Abstract :
Background: Hydatid cysts are encountered frequently in regions endemic with livestock. The basic treatment for a hydatid cyst is total surgical removal of the cyst and its inner contents. Hypertonic NaCl or diluted betadine solution are used as germicidal agents for most hydatid surgeries. However, the germicidal efficacy of the Ankaferd Blood Stopper® (ABS) has not been investigated. Thus, we compared the efficacy of ABS for hydatid cysts with that of other germicidal agents.
Methods: Lung and liver tissues containing hydatid cyst liquid were collected from slaughterhouses. Six samples of each cyst were randomly allocated into different groups as follows: 20% hypertonic NaCl, betadine solution, ABS, 20% liquefied Andazole solution, 0.1% eosin, and distilled water. All groups were examined microscopically at 5, 10, and 15 min after treatment began to determine protoscolece viability rates.
Results: The most efficacious germicidal agent at 5 min was ABS, and betadine and hypertonic NaCl had similar efficacies. Betadine, ABS, and hypertonic NaCl showed similar efficacies at 15 min.
Conclusion: ABS was an effective germicidal agent to treat hydatid cysts.
