title: Management of abdomen hydatidosis after rupture of a hydatid splenic cyst: a case report.
abstract: We present a case of multiple hydatidosis in an 8-year-old boy that resulted from a ruptured hydatid cyst of the spleen and spread into the peritoneal cavity. We also present a new approach for managing these difficult and high-risk cases.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Surgery Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Dragana, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece. christoslimas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Limas
authors.forename: Chrisostomos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soultanidis
authors.forename: Michail A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kirmanidis
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsigalou
authors.forename: Savvas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deftereos