title: [Recurrent acute pancreatitis revealing a hydatid cyst of the pancreas].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie digestive, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pouget
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mucci
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Toole
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lermite
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aubé
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome