title: An extremely large primary omental hydatid cyst: report of a rare case.
abstract: Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus (larval form) in humans with lesionsmost frequently encountered in the liver and lungs. It can rarely involve extra-hepatic organs. It is endemicin some regions of Iran. The omental hydatid cyst is a very rare manifestation of the disease. This report presentsthe interesting case of a very large omental hydatid cyst.
authors.affiliation: MD. General surgeon, Department of surgery, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran. drarman_aghaei@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Arman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aghaei
authors.affiliation: MD. Associate professor of general surgery, Department of Surgery, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran. arkhalaj@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khalaj
authors.affiliation: MD. Researcher, Shefa Neurosciences Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. adivanbeigi@farabi.tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Ashkan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Divanbeigi
keywords: Echinococcosis; Hydatid cyst; Omentum