[Vertebral and spinal cord hydatidosis: contribution of imaging].
The authors report the case of a vertebromedullary hydatidosis revealed by medullar compression in a 40-year-old male patient. Magnetic resonance imaging showed lesions of the seventh and eighth dorsal vertebras, cystic lesions in the epidural space and in the perivertebral soft tissues. Surgical excision lead to clinical cure. Vertebromedullary hydatidosis is rare and severe. Modern techniques of imaging are very helpful for the diagnosis and the follow-up of patients after treatment.
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Service d'imagerie médicale, CHU Mongi-Slim, Sidi-Daoud, 2046 La Marsa, Tunis, Tunisie. leilabenfarhat@yahoo.fr
Saïd
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Bouslama
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Oueslati
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Dridi
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Rezgui-Marhoul
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Hamzaoui
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Ben Dridi
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Hendaoui
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