Primary lumbar vertebral hydatid cyst.
Spinal hydatid cyst is a serious and rare infectious disease. We report a case of spinal hydatid cyst at the second lumbar vertebra, and we discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis and surgical treatment of vertebral hydatid cyst.
Kalkan
Erdal
E
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Akyokus, Meram, Konya, Turkey.
Torun
Fuat
F
Erdi
Fatih
F
Baysefer
Alper
A
D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000473:pathology*