Biliary peritonitis due to “fallen” hydatid cyst after abdominal trauma

Hepatic hydatid cysts may cause serious complications. Intraperitoneal rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst is rarely seen and the prognosis can be fatal. By experience, we know that it might be difficult to diagnose an unruptured cyst expulsed into the peritoneal cavity. In this report, we present the c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kara, Melih, Tihan, Deniz, Fersahoglu, Tuba, Cavda, Faruk, Titiz, Izzet
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2700568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561943
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.41791
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Sumario:Hepatic hydatid cysts may cause serious complications. Intraperitoneal rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst is rarely seen and the prognosis can be fatal. By experience, we know that it might be difficult to diagnose an unruptured cyst expulsed into the peritoneal cavity. In this report, we present the case of a 54-year-old man with an intraperitoneal cystic mass of 10 cm of diameter which had extruded out from the liver due to a blunt abdominal trauma.

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