title: Primary hydatid cyst of the retroperitoneum.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Digestive Surgery I, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Mohammed V Medical School of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco. sall_i17@yahoo.fr
authors: Ibrahima
authors: I
authors: Sall
authors: Abdelmounaim Ait
authors: AA
authors: Ali
authors: Hakim
authors: H
authors: El Kaoui
authors: Sidi Mohammed
authors: SM
authors: Bouchentouf
authors: Abderrahmane
authors: A
authors: El Hjouji
authors: Mohammed
authors: M
authors: El Fahssi
authors: Ahmed
authors: A
authors: Bounaim
authors: Aziz
authors: A
authors: Zentar
authors: Khalid
authors: K
authors: Sair
mesh_terms: 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