[Recurrent acute pancreatitis revealing a hydatid cyst of the pancreas].
The authors report a case of hydatid cyst of the pancreas in a 29-year-old man. Biology and computed tomography contributed to the preoperative diagnosis. The intervention consisted in a left pancreatectomy with spleen ablation. In the light of this case and the literature review, the authors discuss diagnostic issues raised by hydatid cyst of the pancreas.
Pouget
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Service de chirurgie digestive, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex 9, France.
Mucci
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O'Toole
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Lermite
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Aubé
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Hamy
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