Small bowel volvulus as a rare manifestation of a primary peritoneal hydatid cyst

A peritoneal hydatid cyst mimicking a peritoneal carcinomatosis: Case report and literature review

“…Clinical presentation of hydatid disease can be non-specific and depends on the cyst size, the site of involvement and the effect on adjacent organs [8,9]. The most common symptom of peritoneal HD is abdominal pain or acute allergic reaction in case of cysts rupture secondary to antigenic fluid that is released in the abdomen [10].…”