Hidatid cysts of the spleen are a rare occurrence, the spleen being the third most common organ for the development of Echinococcus Granulosus. Splenic hydatid cysts are commonly part of multi-organ hydatid disease. Diagnosis is often established when investigating a splenomegaly or by chance during an unrelated consult. It can also be diagnosed after rupture, be it following trauma (the most c...

Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic disease that is common in the Mediterranean region. Thoracic wall, rib or extrapulmonary intrathoracic localization of the cysts is very rare. Giant extrapulmonary intrathoracic hydatid cysts can lead to both diagnostic and treatment difficulties and can be confused with tumor. We present a case of a hydatid cyst with thoracic wall involvement mimicking tumor. We conf...

Ten cases of hydatid heart disease were treated over a 15-year period (1980-1995). Cysts were located in the left ventricular wall (four patients), right ventricular wall (one patient), interventricular septum (one patient), interatrial septum (one patient), right atrium (one patient), pericardial cavity (one patient) and in multiple loci (one patient). Apart from two asymptomatic cases, clinic...

HYPOTHESIS The laparoscopic isolated hypobaric technique that we developed and use is safe and feasible for almost all kinds of hepatic and extrahepatic abdominal hydatid cysts. DESIGN A case series. PATIENTS Between August 1992 and December 1999, 31 patients with no selection criteria underwent 32 consecutive laparoscopic operations for 52 symptomatic hydatid cysts located in the liver (49...

Hydatid disease is endemic in farming areas but occurs worldwide. Echinococciasis is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Primary Hydatid disease of the spleen is very rare and generally asymptomatic. Owing to the high risk of a rupture, splenic hydatid cysts are usually treated sugically. The standard treatment is splenectomy. In this report, a case of an isolated splenic hyd...

THE LUNG is the second commonest site in man, where the intermediate larval-cysticercal stage of Echinococcus granulosus develops. It is not unusual to find more than one cyst in the lung in man. However, the successful removal of more than two cysts from the lung is exceptionally rare. The incidence of hydatids occurring in lungs varies in different countries (Spencer, 1962), viz: Greece 30% (...

DESCRIPTION A 55-year-old man with a history of hypertension was admitted with complaints of progressive breathlessness of 2 months duration. General physical examination was remarkable for an elevated jugular venous pressure and bilateral pedal oedema. His ECG showed normal axis, left ventricular hypertrophy by voltage criteria and associated left atrial enlargement. Echocardiogram (ECHO) reve...