Hepatic hydatid disease is very common in Libya. In Zliten hospital, we operated 400 patients with hepatic hydatid cysts over period of 20 years. All patients were symptomatic. Their ages varied from 3 to 85 years including 215 female and 185 male patients. Their symptoms varied from abdominal pain to abdominal mass 67 patients were admitted through Accident and Emergency Department with acute ...

MODE OF DEVELOPMENT.-This disease is also termed echinococcosis, or hydatid cyst formation; it results from the ingestion of food contaminated with the eggs of the tape-worm Echinococcus granulosus. The embryo is released in the intestines, attaches itself to the mucosa, and makes its way into the portal circulation, by which it is carried to a capillary barrier, where it settles down, and, if ...

Hepatobiliary cystadenoma is a rare tumor which is difficult to diagnose before surgery and pathologic examination. Herein we present the case of a 32-year-old woman from an endemic area for hydatid cysts who presented with the impression of hydatid cyst of the liver, which was completely resected. Histopathologic examination revealed a mucinous hepatic cystadenoma with ovarian-like stroma. She...

Cystic Echinococcosis also known as cystic hydatid disease is a parasitic infection endemic in many parts of the world. Humans are accidental intermediate hosts with cysts most commonly developing in the liver. This case describes a rare presentation of hydatid disease following trauma to the liver. Intraparenchymal cyst rupture led to haemodynamic instability with release of the parasites prot...

Echinococcosis is a multisystem disease and has propensity to involve any organ, an unusual anatomical site, and can mimic any disease process. The hydatid cyst of the mesenteries known to occur secondary to hepatic involvement but occasional cases of his primitive form has also been reported. We report here one such case of primitive mesenteric hydatid cyst herniated through inguinal canal in ...

We report a case of 48-year-old woman with multiple hydatid cysts in pararectal region and right paraovarian localization with an unusual sonographic and computed tomographic presentation mimicking a pelvic endometriosis. During laparotomy, multiple pararectal and right ovarian cysts resembling endometriosis were resected. Pathologic examination gives the diagnosis of hydatid cysts. Retrospecti...

Hydatid disease is caused by infection of Echinococcus granulosus. Bone hydatid cyst presentation without hepatic affectation is infrequent and occurs in 0,5-2% of cases. This rare condition makes clinicians not always aware of the disease, and as a result, misdiagnosis of spinal echinococcosis is common. We present a case of a 48-year-old female patient with primary sacral hydatidosis. Chronic...

To cite: Meshikhes A-WN. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-200285 DESCRIPTION A 19-year-old boy presented with a sudden onset of severe lower abdominal pain which was associated with nausea and vomiting, but no change in bowel habits, fever or weight loss. He gave a 2-year history of recurrent mild colicky lower abdominal pain, but no history o...