Primitive isolated hydatid cyst of the spleen: total splenectomy versus spleen saving surgical modalities

Hydatid cyst of spleen.

A case of primary splenic hydatid cyst in a boy is described. Attention is drawn to the rarity of the lesion, the probable mode of spread and difficulties encountered in its diagnosis.

A Hydatid Cyst of the Spleen

Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Spleen.

We present the case of a 63 year male patient, natural from Lima. He has been in a cattle zone seven years ago. His illness had an insidious start and a progressive course; from a month ago he had malaise associated with nausea, abdominal distention and occasional vomiting; denies weight loss. In the clinical examination was lucid and stable, and without jaundice. The abdomen was soft without s...

[Hydatid cyst of spleen; case report].

Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection characterized by cyst formation in any organ, although the liver and lungs are most commonly involved. Splenic hydatid disease is rare, its occurrence even in endemic areas is less than 5% of the total incidence of the echinococcosis. One of the complications of splenic hydatid cysts is cyst rupture either after trauma or spontaneously as a result of inc...

Partial splenectomy for a giant epidermoid cyst of the spleen

The splenic epidermoid cysts are rare benign tumors, and a definitive treatment remains unclear. Although some spleen-preserving approaches have been reportedly used, splenic cyst recurrence usually occurs in true cyst cases, wherein the cyst is incompletely removed. In our case, partial splenectomy was performed and the giant cyst was completely removed.