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Management of a pancreatic tail hydatid cyst: a case report
The case report describes a 73-year-old woman, with a history of diabetes, who presented with left hypochondrium pain. Interrogation revealed a long-term history of living with Echinococcus granulosus endemic area, associated to close contact with sheep and dogs. Upon physical examination, a painles...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10543911/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37790154 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2023.45.124.40172 |
Sumario: | The case report describes a 73-year-old woman, with a history of diabetes, who presented with left hypochondrium pain. Interrogation revealed a long-term history of living with Echinococcus granulosus endemic area, associated to close contact with sheep and dogs. Upon physical examination, a painless mass of the left hypochondrium, fixed to the deep plane. Abdominal ultrasonography (USG) showed a 9 cm encapsulated mass in contact with the tail of the pancreas. Further investigation was carried out by performing an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showing: large cystic mass with a partially calcified thickened wall, containing multiple vesicles, measuring 11.5 cm, located at the tail of the pancreas. The patient was put under Albendazole for a week and then operated on. During laparotomy, a hydatid cyst was located in the tail of the pancreas. Conservative treatment was done sparing the healthy pancreatic parenchyma and avoiding major surgery for a diabetic patient. |
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