Hydatid Cysts Presenting in Uncommon Sites – An uncommon case series

Hydatid Cysts Presenting in Uncommon Sites – An uncommon case series

Authors

  • Dr Anne Wilkinson
  • Dr. Sadhana Mahore
  • Dr Kasturi Chikhlikar
  • Dr Gaurav Gohad
  • Dr. Kalpana Bothale

Keywords:

Hydatid cysts, intra-abdominal, Intra-peritoneal, uncommon sites

Abstract

Hydatid cysts are commonly seen in the lung and liver. In the last 3 years in our institute we had a total of 25 patients of Hydatid cysts which included 13 cases of liver, 3 lung, 2 intramuscular, 1 submandibular gland, 1 recurrent intraperitoneal hydatid cyst (with history of previous liver hydatid surgery 6 years prior) and one case each of hydatid cysts at six uncommon intra abdominal sites- pancreas, kidney, ovary, mesentery, spleen and appendix.

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Published

2014-02-28

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Case Report