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...

Hydatid disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus is endemic in many regions of the world. The major primary site for the disease in adults is the liver and the secondary site are the lungs. Secondary peritoneal cysts are relatively common and expected to occur after rupture of the primary hepatic hydatid cyst. Primary peritoneal hydatid cyst disease without any other organ involvement has been...

BACKGROUND To analyze the diagnosis and the surgical treatment of intrabiliary ruptured hydatid disease of the liver. METHODS Between 1990 and 1995, 263 patients with hydatid cysts of the liver underwent surgery in a university hospital. Twenty-five (9.43%) patients with intrabiliary rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Diagnosis was principally made using ...

Hydatid cyst of spleen is a rare condition compared to hydatid cyst of other organs. It ranges from 0.5-4.0 % of abdominal hydatid cyst. The most common sites for hydatid cyst are the liver (60-70%) and lung (10-40%). The first filter of hydatid cyst is liver followed by lung which acts as a second filter. The other rare sites of hydatid cyst are spleen, thyroid, gall bladder, central nervous s...

Eosinophilic pleural effusions (EPE) are rare with an estimated incidence of 7.2% all effusions. EPE due to echinococcosis is exceptionally described in the literature. Pleural almost always secondary a ruptured primary lung cyst. Intrathoracic rupture hepatic hydatid cyst (HC) clinical entity into cavity less common than bronchial tree. We report case 72 year old patient, presented dyspnea, ch...

Hydatid cysts (echinococcosis) are caused by an infestation with larval tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. The disease is extensively distributed worldwide, and it has been rarely reported in Korea. We describe the cytologic features of a case of hepatic hydatid cyst in a 28-year-old male. Computed tomography revealed a cystic mass in the right lobe of the liver. A right hemihepatectomy was p...

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...

Hydatid disease (cystic echinococcosis) is a zoonotic infection caused by larval forms of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Most common site for cysts is liver and hepatic hydatidosis has a diverse clinical spectrum. Mostly they remain asymptomatic and uncomplicated. Here we report a case of a 50 yr old farmer admitted for renal disease, who was incidentally found to have inferior vena cava...