title: Hydatid cyst of the pancreas mimicking choledochal cyst.
abstract: Primary hydatid cyst of the pancreas represents a rare clinical entity. The clinical presentation depends on the location of a hydatid cyst in the pancreas. A hydatid cyst located in the head of the pancreas usually manifests as obstructive jaundice due to the extrinsic compression of the common bile duct. A case of a hydatid cyst of the head of the pancreas in a 4-year-old female is reported. She presented with abdominal pain and jaundice. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed a cystic mass at the lower end of the common bile duct, which mimicked a choledochal cyst. The diagnosis of hydatid cyst was made intraoperatively, with postoperative findings revealing a hydatid cyst at the head of the pancreas that was compressing the lower end of the common bile duct. After cystectomy, no recurrence was seen in follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India. nisarabuhade@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nisar A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: Kumar Abdul
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: Imtiaz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Shadab
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Abeer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Syeed
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000379:methods; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000209:etiology; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods