title: A rare case of recurrent primary spinal echinococcosis.
abstract: Spinal hydatid disease, though rare, is one of the differential diagnosis of spinal cord compression syndrome especially in endemic areas. Surgery is the treatment of choice but surgery alone is not curative. Adjuvant drug therapy as well as intraoperative prophylaxis are indicated. Despite all measures, the disease has high recurrence rates and overall outcome is still poor. We report a case of 65 year old male with lumbosacral hydatidosis recurring after 13 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Aabid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Altaf R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kirmani
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Abdul R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Arif H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sarmast
keywords: Cyst; hydatid; spine