Primary Hydatid Disease of the Pancreas Mimicking Pancreatic Pseudo-Cyst in a Child: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Introduction. Hydatid disease is caused by the tapewormEchinococcus granulosusand is still a matter of public health in many regions of the world, where it is an endemic parasitic disease. Although the liver is the most involved organ, hydatidosis can be found anywhere in the human body. Rare forms of location may lead to diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas.Case Report. Herein we report a rare case of acute abdominal pain and progressively increasing abdominal distension due to abdominal and multiple splenic echinococcosis in a 72-year-old Caucasian male. We also provide a brief review of the literature.Conclusion. Although hydatid disease is found most often in the liver and lungs, rarely any organ of the body can be involved by this zoonosis. Though rare, the possibility of unusual location of echinococcosis must always be considered by the operating surgeon, when dealing with diffuse abdominal pain in endemic areas, because any misinterpretation may result in unfavorable outcomes.

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Revision hip replacement for recurrent Hydatid disease of the pelvis: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research ◽

10.1186/1749-799x-5-17 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 17 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Venkata SS Neelapala ◽

Coonoor R Chandrasekar ◽

Robert J Grimer

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Hydatid Disease ◽

Hip Replacement ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Revision Hip Replacement

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Primary pancreatic hydatid disease in a child: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Surgery ◽

10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90509-2 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 491-492 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

A Erdener ◽

A.H Şahin ◽

C Özcan

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Hydatid Disease ◽

Review Of The Literature

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Laparoscopic Management of Initially Unrecognized Splenic Hydatid Cysts: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Medicina ◽

10.3390/medicina55120771 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 55 (12) ◽

pp. 771

Author(s):

Milosavljevic ◽

Veselinovic ◽

Tadic ◽

Galun ◽

Ceranic ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Hydatid Disease ◽

Splenic Cyst ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Hydatid Cysts ◽

Simple Cyst ◽

Serological Tests ◽

Laparoscopic Management ◽

X Ray ◽

Cyst Hydatid

We present a case report that demonstrates diagnostic and intraoperative challenges in the laparoscopic management of initially unrecognized splenic hydatid disease. A male patient, aged 44, was admitted to our department with a big unilocular splenic cyst, radiologically (ultrasonography, computed tomography) characterized as a simple cyst. Serological tests for anti-Echonococcus antibody were negative, and chests X-ray findings were unremarkable, so laparoscopic cyst fenestration with omentoplasty was planned. The intraoperative finding did not correspond to a simple splenic cyst. Hydatid daughter cysts were recognized after the careful opening of the cyst wall. The operation was completed without shifting to open procedures. Laparoscopic partial pericystectomy with omentoplasty is a safe and effective surgical procedure for the management of splenic hydatid disease.

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