title: Laparoscopic management of an isolated primary omental hydatid cyst: A case report and literature review.
abstract: Primary isolated omental hydatid cysts are extremely rare. Usually, omental hydatid cysts are secondary, either resulting from spontaneous spread of cysts or occurring after operations involving hydatidosis in other regions. Here, we report a case of a primary isolated omental hydatid cyst treated with a laparoscopic approach. We report a 16-year-old female who admitted to hospital with right upper quadrant pain. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) revealed a cyst located between the liver and right kidney. The cyst was enucleated from the omentum and removed with a laparoscopic approach. Histopathologic examination revealed a hydatid cyst. There was no recurrence during 3 years of follow-up. Primary isolated omental hydatid disease should be considered in patients in endemic regions with intra-abdominal cysts. Laparoscopic surgery seems to be effective and safe for hydatid cysts in accessible locations.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, 44280 Malatya, Turkey. Electronic address: drmustafaates@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ates
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, 44280 Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abuzer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dirican
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, 44280 Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burak Isik
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Md
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, 44280 Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seazi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
keywords: Hydatid cyst; Laparoscopy; Omentum