A 40-year-old woman presents with a large hepatic hydatid cyst (12 cm, WHO CE1 unilocular). She is a candidate for PAIR. What scolicidal agent is inje...

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A 40-year-old woman presents with a large hepatic hydatid cyst (12 cm, WHO CE1 unilocular). She is a candidate for PAIR. What scolicidal agent is injected into the cyst during the PAIR procedure?

Accepted Answer

95% ethanol or 20% hypertonic saline - left in the cyst for 15-20 minutes to kill protoscoleces before re-aspiration

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Praziquantel solution

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Normal saline only

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Albendazole solution

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Metronidazole solution

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): PAIR Scolicidal Agent

A 40-year-old woman presents with a large hepatic hydatid cyst (12 cm, WHO CE1 unilocular). She is a candidate for PAIR. What scolicidal agent is injected into the cyst during the PAIR procedure?