title: [Primary pancreatic hydatid cyst resembling a pseudocyst].
abstract: Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease that is commonly seen in certain areas. It may localize in many organs in the body. Pancreas is a rarely involved organ. A 48 years old patient who could not be diagnosed before surgery was then diagnosed with hydatid cyst localized in the uncinate process of the pancreas post-operatively. Albendazole treatment was begun after the operation. No problem was observed in the follow-up ultrasonography. This rare case may be mistaken for cystic malignancies and pseudocysts of pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Selçuk Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi, Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Konya, Türkiye. tevfikkk75@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tevfik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Küçükkartallar
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cakır
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.forename: Ali Hikmet
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Özalp
authors.forename: Mehmet Aykut
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Yıldırım
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aksoy
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000469:parasitology; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole