title: A splenic hydatid cyst case presented with lumbar pain.
abstract: A splenic hydatid cyst is a rare clinical entity from among abdominal hydatid cysts, even in endemic countries. Here, a case with lumbar pain due to a giant splenic hydatid cyst is presented. The importance of this case is that the patient presented at the clinic with only lumbar pain. Initial direct abdominal plain radiography showed a giant abdominal calcification in the spleen and further examinations revealed involvement of three organs: spleen, lung, and liver.
authors.forename: Selman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Celebi
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basaranoglu
authors.forename: Hayri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karaaslan
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demir
mesh_terms: D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013154:Spleen / Q000469:parasitology; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*