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Saftawy EAE, El-Aal AAA, Badawi M, Attia SS, Abdelraouf A, Shoeib EY, Hassany M, Mohsen A, Afife AA, Gohar H, Badr MS. Research Note. One minute, intraoperative assessment of the viability of hydatid cysts using a simple reagent strip test. Helminthologia 2017; 54:157-164. [DOI: 10.1515/helm-2017-0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Summary
The aim of the current work was to evaluate the possibility of using a rapid and simple reagent strip test to investigate the viability of hydatid cysts intraoperatively, via testing certain biochemical parameters. Thirty eight HCF samples were processed and examined by different methods for determining the viability status. Using the reagent strip test in the current study, the highest significant level of glucose was detected in HCF samples with the highest viability % at pH 7.5 and the lowest significant level of glucose was detected in HCF samples with the lowest viability % at pH 8.5, indicating a likely correlation between glucose concentration and the viability of PSs. On the contrary, protein was not detected in HCF containing viable PSs and was found to be higher in HCF containing non-viable PSs, denoting the possible degenerative processes in such PSs. Haemoglobin was found in trace amounts in all of our samples. In addition, the strip test detected bacterial contamination in 8 samples and biliary leakage in 7 samples. Our results suggest that the simple reagent strip test can assist in providing fast, uncomplicated primary data regarding the viability status of the hydatid cysts. Thus, it may aid the surgeons to make informed decisions for further management and appropriate follow up to minimise the risk of post-operative recurrence.
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Affiliation(s)
- E. A. El Saftawy
- Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo , Egypt
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- Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo , Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, National Research Institute, Giza , Egypt
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- Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo , Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo , Egypt
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- Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo , Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo , Egypt
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- Department of Community Medicine, National Research Centre, Cairo , Egypt
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- Biomedical Sciences (BSc), The University of Manchester, Manchester , UK
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo , Egypt
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo , Egypt
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Abdelraouf A, Hamdy H, El Erian AM. Initial Experience of Surgical Microwave Tissue Precoagulation in Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhotic Liver. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 44:343-50. [DOI: 10.12816/0006472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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