title: Primary lumbar vertebral hydatid cyst.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Akyokus, Meram, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kalkan
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torun
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Erdi
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baysefer
mesh_terms: 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*