title: Primary spinal intradural hydatid cyst--a short report.
abstract: Primary spinal hydatid cysts are uncommon. Among these, intradural presentation is very rare. A case of primary spinal intradural hydatid cyst presenting as incomplete dorsal cord compression is reported here for its rarity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Govt. Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, 625 020, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pushparaj
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sundararajan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Madeswaran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ambalavanan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery