title: Primary Peritoneal Hydatid Cyst Presenting as Ovarian Cyst Torsion: A Rare Case Report.
abstract: Hydatid cyst disease is a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus, E.multilocularis or E.Vogli. The most common primary site is liver (75%) followed by lungs (5-15%) and other organs constitute 10-20%. Peritoneal hydatid cysts are very rare especially primary peritoneal hydatid. Secondary peritoneal hydatid cysts are relatively common, which usually occurs due to rupture of primary hepatic hydatid cyst. We present a rare case of large primary peritoneal hydatid cyst misdiagnosed as torsion of ovarian cyst that underwent Laparotomy with cyst excision and postoperative Albendazole therapy.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute , Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: Kavitha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gandhiraman
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute , Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: Renukadevi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute , Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: Rathna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramamoorthy
authors.affiliation: Head of the Department, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute , Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajeshwari
keywords: Echinococcosis; PAIR; Percutaneous thermal ablation