Massive splenic hydatid cyst.
Hydatid disease can involve any organ of the body and a high suspicion of this disease is justified in endemic regions. A case of massive splenic hydatid cyst with hepatic hydatidosis presented with 5 years history of abdominal distension with discomfort is reported. Clinically she had massive splenomegaly with hepatomegaly. Laboratory and radiological findings were diagnostic of hydatid disease of the liver and spleen. Peroperatively huge (35 x 20 cm) splenic hydatid cyst with two liver cysts was seen. Splenectomy was performed and hepatic lesions were subjected to endocystectomy with capsulorrhaphy.
Murtaza
Badar
B
Department of General Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Kharian.
Gondal
Zafar Iqbal
ZI
Mehmood
Arshad
A
Shah
Shahzad Saleem
SS
Abbasi
Muhammad Hanif
MH
Tamimy
Muhammad Sarmad
MS
Kazmi
Syed Tahawwar Mujtaba
ST
D000368:Aged; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy*