title: [Rupture of hydatid cyst of the liver into the duodenum. A case report].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Rupture of hydatid cyst in the digestive tract is a rare complication even in endemic areas.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Authors report a case of a hydatid cyst of the left hepatic lobe ruptured in the duodenum
  
  
  METHODS
  was discovered at the occasion of epigastric pain and vomiting. Ct-scan revealed presence of air in a calcified hydatid cyst of the left liver lobe and a fistulous tract between the cyst and the duodenum. Endoscopy confirmed the diagnosis by the visualisation of a fistulous orifice of the anterior aspect of the first duodenum with a protrusion of hydatid membrane. Patient was treated surgically and had a partial cysto-pericystectomy and suture of duodenum.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Hôpital La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Kaïs
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nouira
authors.forename: Hassen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hila
authors.forename: Haykel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bedioui
authors.forename: Sofiane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baccar
authors.forename: Monia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Messaoud
authors.forename: Rachid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ksantini
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jouini
authors.forename: Emna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Menif
authors.forename: Zoubeir
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ben Safta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome