Primary hydatid cyst of the retroperitoneum.
Retroperitoneal contamination may occur during the natural history of hydatid disease. Primary hydatid cyst of the retroperitoneum is extremely rare. The authors report a case of a giant retroperitoneal hydatid cyst. Clinicians and surgeons must be aware of this possibility and follow a policy of nonsystematic puncture of an abdominal cyst and avoid spillage during surgery. Symptoms are related to the size, location, or ensuing complications of a cyst. Its occurrence should be strongly suspected ahead of any abdominal cyst, especially in an endemic area, where it may act as a parasite. Total and careful surgical excision is the gold-standard therapy.
Sall
Ibrahima
I
Department of Digestive Surgery I, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Mohammed V Medical School of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco. sall_i17@yahoo.fr
Ali
Abdelmounaim Ait
AA
El Kaoui
Hakim
H
Bouchentouf
Sidi Mohammed
SM
El Hjouji
Abderrahmane
A
El Fahssi
Mohammed
M
Bounaim
Ahmed
A
Zentar
Aziz
A
Sair
Khalid
K
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D000383:Agriculture; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed