title: Peritoneal hydatidosis: A rare form of a common disease.
abstract: Hydatid disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus is a common parasitic infection of the liver. Disseminated intra-abdominal hydatid disease may occur following a rupture of the hydatid cyst into the peritoneal cavity producing secondary echinococcosis. Rarely, the cyst may develop de novo in the peritoneal cavity without the involvement of any other intra-abdominal organ. We present a unique case of a 57-year-old man with a primary intra-abdominal hydatid cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Debojyoti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Sayantan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Manjari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saha
keywords: Hydatid disease; primary intra-abdominal hydatid cyst