title: [Splenic hydatid cyst. Case report of a pregnant woman].
abstract: Hydatid disease is caused by larvae of the platyhelminth parasite called Echinococcus; it generally lodges in liver and lung, and less commonly in spleen. In Mexico, hydatid disease has a very low frequency; only few cases of lung disease have been reported. In this paper, case of a 7 weeks pregnant female patient with a simple cyst in spleen identified by ultrasound and tomography is reported. The patient underwent splenectomy. Diagnosis of hydatid cyst was confirmed by histopathology. This case suggests that hydatid disease should be considered as differential diagnosis in every patient with a cystic mass of the spleen.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, México, Distrito Federal. rodrigomenendez@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Menéndez-Arzac
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanjuán
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rebolledo
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Márquez
authors.forename: Elio Germán
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Recinos
authors.forename: Araceli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cue
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blas
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flisser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography