Liver hydatid cyst with cutaneous fistulization to the right breast: a case report, management, and literature review

Echinococcus granulosus is the most common tapeworm causing hydatid disease in humans. Its least‐encountered complication is cutaneous fistulization. Omentoplasty, cyst, and fistulous tract drainage revealed successful in the management of this complication. Such intervention can be an alternative w...

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Autores principales: El Khoury, Mansour, El Asmar, Antoine, Dib, Wissam, Creidi, Elie, Yehia, Madeleine, Hajj, Imad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5494411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28680601
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.999
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Sumario:Echinococcus granulosus is the most common tapeworm causing hydatid disease in humans. Its least‐encountered complication is cutaneous fistulization. Omentoplasty, cyst, and fistulous tract drainage revealed successful in the management of this complication. Such intervention can be an alternative when conservative management fails, and a minimally aggressive procedure is required.

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