title: Primary pancreatic hydatid disease in a child: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 9-year-old boy was admitted with acute abdomen, and a cystic mass in the pancreas was coincidentally detected by ultrasonography. Definitive diagnosis of hydatid disease of the pancreas could be made only at operation, and surgical therapy was effective.
authors.affiliation: Ege Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Cocuk Cerrahisi AD, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erdener
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozcan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology