Primary Hydatidosis of the Gluteus Muscle: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature.
Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation of humans and herbivorous animals, caused by Echinococcus granulosus. A 55-year-old woman had no prior surgery for hydatid disease earlier. Total cystopericystectomy was performed without cyst rupture. Albendazole was given postoperatively. Neither systemic or local complications nor recurrences were found after minimum follow-up of 12 months, and the laboratory test results were within the normal ranges. Since primer muscular hydatidosis is a very rare disease, care should be taken in diagnosis of cystic mass of skeletal muscle, especially in endemic areas.
Department of General Surgery, Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Soykan
S
Barlas
Department of General Surgery, Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Arzu
A
Akan
Department of General Surgery, Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yavuz
Y
Eryavuz
Department of General Surgery, Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Refik
R
Bademci
Department of General Surgery, Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Giray
G
Yavuz
Department of General Surgery, Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sedat
S
Kamali
Department of Pathology, Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Gülçin
G
Kamali
Cystic septations; Echinococcus granulosus; Gluteus muscle; Hydatidosis