A 16-year-old adolescent with a history of minor abdominal trauma diagnosed with a giant isolated primary splenic hydatid cyst: a case report
Abulfazl Vantankhah,
Leila Ameri,
Pegah Bahrami Taqanaki
et al.
Abstract:Introduction:
Hydatosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by echinococcosis larval infection. South America, Africa, the Middle East, South Europe, India, and Australia are endemic to this disease. Splenic involvement is a rare and complicated hydatid disease presentation. A splenic hydatid cyst is an infrequent clinical occurrence, even in regions where the disease is endemic.
Case presentation:
A 16-year-old male, having a background of mild abdo… Show more
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