title: Hydatid cyst of the spleen.
abstract: Though hydatid disease is quite common in Saudi Arabia, splenic echinococcal cysts are rare. Our experience with the diagnostic problems encountered in three patients seen during a three-year period is presented. The helpful role of ultrasonography and computerized tomography in the preoperative evaluation of this disease also is demonstrated.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography