Hydatid Disease of the Intestine Manifesting as Acute Abdomen: A Case Report

Ahmad, Sharique; Hassan, Mohammad Jaseem; Anees, Afzal; Rahman, Khaliqur; Zaheer, Sufian; Qaseem, Syed M Danish

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“…Echinococcal cysts at unusual locations many times pose diagnostic dilemmas, and the diagnosis sometimes is made intraoperatively as our case (8). We found in literature some case reports presenting unusual location of hydatidosis, but it seems that only few cases of abdominal echinococcosis simulating acute abdomen have been published to date (9,10). It is confirmed that echinococcosis can be found in every organ of the body and that must be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen, especially in endemic areas.…”

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Paraovarian Hydatid Cyst Mimicking Acute Abdomen

Gharabaghi¹,

Shoari²,

Azadeh³

et al. 2014

IJWHR

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Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease that is produced by Echinococcus granulosus and still represents an important medical problem in many countries. Echinococcosis in extrahepatic sites is usually asymptomatic unless the cyst causes symptoms due to pressure, as in our case, or ruptures to the peritoneal cavity. Echinococcal cysts at unusual locations many times pose diagnostic dilemmas, and the diagnosis sometimes is made intraoperatively. Primary ovarian and paraovarian cyst hydatid disease is a very rare entity. In our case, a 25-year-old female gravida 1, para 1, was admitted to the emergency department of the Alzahra Hospital of Tabriz due to diffuse abdominal pain, nausea, abdominal distension and urinary frequency of ten-day duration and exacerbation of pain from a few hours before admission. Clinical examination revealed tachycardia of 105 per minute, normal body temperature and normal blood pressure. Abdominopelvic sonography revealed a mass with regular thick contour located in the left ovary suggestive of huge cystadenoma or carcinoma of the ovary. Emergent laparotomy was performed for suspected adnexal torsion. Intra operative findings were a large paraovarian mass with thick wall without any torsion. Mass was removed completely and sent for frozen section study. Pathological examination showed the diagnosis of hydatid cyst. The postoperative period was uneventful and the patient was discharged 3 days later, with the advice to receive Albendazole. The patient referred to a general surgeon for management of the hepatic cysts.

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Paraovarian Hydatid Cyst Mimicking Acute Abdomen

Gharabaghi¹,

Shoari²,

Azadeh³

et al. 2014

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“…Echinococcal cysts at unusual locations many times pose diagnostic dilemmas, and the diagnosis sometimes is made intraoperatively [7]. We found in literature some case reports presenting unusual location of hydatidosis, but it seems that only few cases of abdominal echinococcosis simulating acute abdomen have been published to date [8–13]. It is also reported by Ozalp et al a case of peritoneal hydatidosis presenting with ileus.…”

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Hydatid Disease Simulating Acute Abdomen: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

Lianos

Baltogiannis

Lazaros

et al. 2012

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine

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Introduction. Hydatid disease is caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus and is still a matter of public health in many regions of the world, where it is an endemic parasitic disease. Although the liver is the most involved organ, hydatidosis can be found anywhere in the human body. Rare forms of location may lead to diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. Case Report. Herein we report a rare case of acute abdominal pain and progressively increasing abdominal distension due to abdominal and multiple splenic echinococcosis in a 72-year-old Caucasian male. We also provide a brief review of the literature. Conclusion. Although hydatid disease is found most often in the liver and lungs, rarely any organ of the body can be involved by this zoonosis. Though rare, the possibility of unusual location of echinococcosis must always be considered by the operating surgeon, when dealing with diffuse abdominal pain in endemic areas, because any misinterpretation may result in unfavorable outcomes.

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“…34 The clinical presentation of hydatidosis of the digestive tract can range from simple digestive discomfort to the acute pseudo-surgical abdomen. 14,35 Abdominal pain, abdominal distension, intestinal pseudo-obstructions or abdominal mass may also be reported. 14,15,17 More rarely complicated forms of HC of the digestive tract can be seen with presentations of acute appendicitis, appendiceal gangrene with perforation ,28 intestinal obstruction, 14 single or multiple colonic perforation 27 or Low gastrointestinal bleeding (by fistulization/rupture of a splenic HC in the colon).…”

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Pancreatic and gastrointestinal hydatidosis

Bouomrani¹,

Feki²

2019

GHOA

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Hydatidosis is a cosmopolitan parasitosis that is still endemic in several countries. The main locations of this disease are the liver and lungs accounting for more than 90% of cases. Other rare localizations can be seen in less than 10% of cases and are said to be unusual or "ectopic": splenic, renal, bone, neurological, cardiac, soft tissue... The pancreatic and gastrointestinal localizations of humain echinococcosis remain exceptional and unusual even in the endemic areas of this parasitosis, often representing real diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Through this review we discuss the main epidemiological and clinical features of pancreatic and gastrointestinal localizations of human hydatid disease.

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Hydatid Disease of the Intestine Manifesting as Acute Abdomen: A Case Report

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Paraovarian Hydatid Cyst Mimicking Acute Abdomen

Paraovarian Hydatid Cyst Mimicking Acute Abdomen

Hydatid Disease Simulating Acute Abdomen: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

Pancreatic and gastrointestinal hydatidosis

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