title: Hydatid cyst of the sacrum. Report of a case.
abstract: An unusual case of hydatid cyst of the sacrum revealed by low back pain and sciatica in a 16-year-old is reported. Computed tomography and a surgical biopsy provided the diagnosis. The outcome was favorable one year after mebendazole therapy initiation.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Trauma and Orthopedics Unit, Children's Hospital, Avicenne Teaching Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akhaddar
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gourinda
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: el Alami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: el Madhi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D008463:Mebendazole