title: Primary lumbosacral intradural hydatid cyst in a child.
abstract: Primary spinal hydatid cyst is very rare lesion affecting less than 1% of the total cases of the hydatid disease. In this study, we report a case of spinal hydatid in a 5-year old boy presented with a history of backache, leg pain, difficulty in walking, and bowel and bladder incontinence for 4 months. An intradural nonenhancing cystic lesion was detected using magnetic resonance imaging from L4 to sacral region, and histopathological findings were suggestive of hydatid cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, India.
authors.forename: Sujeet Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Kulwant
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Adarsh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trivedi