The Effect of Hepatic Hydatid Cysts on the Size of Spleen

Kadir DİCLE; Cafer POLAT; Bünyamin ŞAHİN; Bülent GÜNGÖR; Ayfer KAMALI POLAT; Kenan ERZURUMLU

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The Effect of Hepatic Hydatid Cysts on the Size of Spleen

Authors:

Kadir DİCLE | Cafer POLAT | Bünyamin ŞAHİN | Bülent GÜNGÖR | Ayfer KAMALI POLAT | Kenan ERZURUMLU

Publisher:

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Main Topics:

Promotion of health

Journal:

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 2011 Vol.28 Issue 1, pp.8-11

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

2/2012

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000509645

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1309-5129

pISSN:

1309-4483

Abstract:

 

No previous study has yet reported the effects of surgical treatment of hydatid cysts on spleen volume. Our aim was to use computed tomography images to evaluate the volume differences in the spleen in postoperative periods in patients who had undergone operations for hydatid cysts. The abdominal computed tomography scans of 20 patients who had undergone drainage of a hydatid cyst and omentopexy operation were examined retrospectively. The volume of the liver, the cyst, and the spleen were estimated using the Cavalieri principle of stereological methods. The volume fraction of the hydatid cyst to the liver was also estimated using the obtained volume data. The volumes of the spleen (± SD) were 302.0 ± 115.1 cm3 and 259.5±82.4 cm3 in the postoperative 1st week and 6 months, respectively (p0.05). The volume of spleen decreased after hydatid cyst surgery. This may be due to the decreased portal venous pressure of the liver. Additionally, the loss of immune stimulation may have resulted in reduction in splenic volume. Our results also indicated that stereological methods can be used to monitor volume changes of the liver and spleen.

Article Details

The Effect of Hepatic Hydatid Cysts on the Size of Spleen

Authors: Kadir DİCLE | Cafer POLAT | Bünyamin ŞAHİN | Bülent GÜNGÖR | Ayfer KAMALI POLAT | Kenan ERZURUMLU

Publisher: Ondokuz Mayıs University

Main Topics: Promotion of health

Journal: Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 2011 Vol.28 Issue 1, pp.8-11

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 2/2012

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000509645

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 1309-5129

pISSN: 1309-4483

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Authors:

Kadir DİCLE | Cafer POLAT | Bünyamin ŞAHİN | Bülent GÜNGÖR | Ayfer KAMALI POLAT | Kenan ERZURUMLU

Publisher:

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Main Topics:

Promotion of health

Journal:

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 2011 Vol.28 Issue 1, pp.8-11

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

2/2012

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000509645

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1309-5129

pISSN:

1309-4483