title: Primary hydatid cyst of pancreas with acute pancreatitis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary hydatid disease of the pancreas is very rare and even rarer to cause pancreatitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 20-year-old man who presented with abdominal pain and an epigastric mass. A diagnosis of a pancreatic hydatid cyst was established by ultrasonography and CT scan before surgery. The treatment consisted of laparoscopic cyst evacuation with omentoplasty. The recovery was uneventful and the patient has remained symptom free so far.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hydatid disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of all cystic masses in the pancreas, especially in the geographical regions where the disease is endemic.
authors.affiliation: MGM Hospital, N-6 Cidco, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
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authors.lastname: Suryawanshi
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authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Sudhir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jatal
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