Intrapelvic Localised Hydatid Cyst

Hydatid cysts, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is an important health problem in endemic areas. The disease can localize most commonly in the liver and lungs. Primary pelvic involvement is a rare condition. In this case report, we aimed to present a 75-year-old male patient with a pelvic mass, wh...

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Autores principales: Ferhatoglu, Murat F, Filiz, Ali I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132802/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30214844
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2956
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description Hydatid cysts, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is an important health problem in endemic areas. The disease can localize most commonly in the liver and lungs. Primary pelvic involvement is a rare condition. In this case report, we aimed to present a 75-year-old male patient with a pelvic mass, which was diagnosed preoperatively as a hydatid cyst.
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spelling pubmed-61328022018-09-13 Intrapelvic Localised Hydatid Cyst Ferhatoglu, Murat F Filiz, Ali I Cureus General Surgery Hydatid cysts, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is an important health problem in endemic areas. The disease can localize most commonly in the liver and lungs. Primary pelvic involvement is a rare condition. In this case report, we aimed to present a 75-year-old male patient with a pelvic mass, which was diagnosed preoperatively as a hydatid cyst. Cureus 2018-07-10 /pmc/articles/PMC6132802/ /pubmed/30214844 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2956 Text en Copyright © 2018, Ferhatoglu et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_short Intrapelvic Localised Hydatid Cyst
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132802/
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