Hydatid cyst of the spleen.
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.
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