Author/Authors :
taher, jasim h. al-furat al-awsat technical university - college of health and medical techniques - community health techniques department, Iraq , taies, raeid w. al-furat al-awsat technical university - college of health and medical technique - community health techniques department, Kufa, Iraq , anad, maha a. al-furat al-awsat technical university - college of health and medical techniques - community health techniques department, Kufa, Iraq , reyad, murtadha k. al-furat al-awsat technical university - college of health and medical techniques - community health techniques department, Kufa, Iraq , jasim, ghafar a. al-furat al-awsat technical university - college of health and medical techniques - community health techniques department, Kufa, Iraq , alawi, aliaa s. al-furat al-awsat technical university - college of health and medical techniques - community health techniques department, Kufa, Iraq
Abstract :
One hundred and twenty four patients infected with hydatid cyst were clinically and surgically proved . Follow up was done in Al-Sadder Medical City, Najaf / Iraq during January to December 2014 . The incidence of hydatidosis in female was higher than that in males . The youngest was 5 years and the oldest was more than 70 years old . The highest age distribution of hydatidosis patients was between 21 – 30 years . The percentage of liver hydatidosis was higher ( 40.32 % ) than other organs . Patients with large size( 5 cm) cyst were more than those with small cyst ( 5 cm) .
