title: Cystic echinococcosis of the pelvic bone with recurrences: a case report.
abstract: Hydatid cysts commonly affect the liver and the lung. However, they rarely involve bones with vertebral column. We hereby report a case of a female patient with cystic echinococcosis of the hip bone and ilium. She presented with a long history of frequent recurrences highlighting the dismal prognosis at this rare site. Resection of the hydatid cyst from the sacroiliac region was done with allograft and autograft (rib graft) with lumbosacroiliac fixation. Follow-up of the patient at 6 months showed no detectable abnormality on radiology and the patient was doing well.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi 110060, India. S_Isha19@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Sunila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Prem
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chopra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence
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