title: Intraspinal hydatidosis with retroperitoneal extension: an uncommon location.
abstract: Hydatidosis is a ubiquitous disease that is endemic in India. It most commonly involves the liver (75%) and lungs (15%) with only 10% occurring in the rest of the body. Primary hydatid cyst in the spinal canal is extremely rare. Intraspinal hydatid accounts for 0.5-1% of the cases and carries a poor prognosis. It presents as a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We present one such case of a 64-year-old man with associated radiculopathy and myelomalcia.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Yashdeep
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sarma
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sankalp
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siddharth
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Arjun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shetty
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications; D004446:Echinococcus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology*