title: Obstructive jaundice resulted from hydatid cyst of pancreatic head.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Compression of the common bile duct by a hydatid cyst located at the head of the pancreas is one of the quite rare causes of obstructive jaundice in childhood.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a 9-year-old child with obstructive jaundice caused by compression of the intrapancreatic portion of the bile duct by a hydatid cyst located at the pancreatic head. Furthermore, we considered that this is a reportable case in aspect of childhood development. The patient was treated successfully by surgical procedure and albendazole chemoprophylaxis. The postoperative course was uneventful.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In endemic areas, hydatid cysts should be considered among the differential diagnosis in cystic lesions of any organ including the pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Turkyilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapisiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sonmez
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karabulut
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ac
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basaklar
keywords: Hydatid cyst; obstructive jaundice; pancreatic mass