Isolated splenic hydatid cyst: A case presentationGökhan Demiral1, Bertan Küçük1, Fikret Aksoy1, Oktay Yener1, Özgür Ekinci2, Canan Erengül11SB Istanbul Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, 2nd Department of General Surgery, Istanbul
2SB Istanbul Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, 3rd Department of General Surgery, Istanbul
Hydatid cyst disease is a parasitic infection mostly involves the liver and the lung. The spleen is one of the rare sites involved in hydatid cyst disease. The clinical presentation of the splenic hydatid cyst disease is often vague. Splenic hydatidosis is a rare site of presentation of hydatid disease and should be suspected on detection of a splenic cyst in endemic areas of
hydatid disease. Computed Tomography is the most sensitive investigation for diagnosis. Mostly splenectomy is the treatment of this rare disease. A 42 year old female patient of
hydatidosis with isolated spleen involvement which were treated surgically are reported. The patients is under control for 24 months without an event. Keywords: Echinococcus granulosus, spleen, splenectomy
İzole dalak kist hidatiğiGökhan Demiral1, Bertan Küçük1, Fikret Aksoy1, Oktay Yener1, Özgür Ekinci2, Canan Erengül11SB İstanbul Göztepe Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, 2. Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, İstanbul
2SB İstanbul Göztepe Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, 3. Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, İstanbul
Anahtar Kelimeler: Ekinokokkus granülosis, dalak, splenektomi
Gökhan Demiral, Bertan Küçük, Fikret Aksoy, Oktay Yener, Özgür Ekinci, Canan Erengül. Isolated splenic hydatid cyst: A case presentation. Medeniyet Med J. 2009; 24(2): 101-104
Corresponding Author: Gökhan Demiral, Türkiye |
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