Primary hydatid cyst in the retroperitoneal space: role of CT.
Localization of hydatid disease in the retroperitoneal space is extremely rare. We present the CT findings in a patient with echinococcal disease (E. Granulosus) in whom the cyst was localized to the retroperitoneum.
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kirikkale University, 71100, Turkey. sevdayil@excite.com
Sevda
S
Yilmaz
Senol
S
Baydar
Sefik
S
Guney
Abdurrahman
A
Hoser
Betül
B
Celik
D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed