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Surgical Treatment of Hepatic Hydatidosis in Elderly Patients

NCT05113550 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 279

Last updated 2021-11-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Cystic echinococcosis is a clinically complex chronic parasitic disease and a major socioeconomic problem in endemic areas. The safety of liver resection in elderly patients is often debated among medical professionals. The investigators analyzed the postoperative morbidity and mortality rates of elderly patients who underwent surgery at our unit.

Conditions

  • Cystic Echinococcosis

Interventions

OTHER

Surgical remove

liver hydatid cyst (LHC) treated by total or partial pericystectomy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Extremadura

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gerardo Blanco-Fernández, MD, PhD · University of Extremadura

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-01
Primary Completion
2021-09-30
Completion
2021-09-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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