Giant Isolated Hydatid Cyst of Spleen

Hydatid cyst of spleen.

A case of primary splenic hydatid cyst in a boy is described. Attention is drawn to the rarity of the lesion, the probable mode of spread and difficulties encountered in its diagnosis.

A Giant Isolated Cardiac Hydatid Cyst in the Interventricular Septum

A 25-year-old male patient was admitted to the cardiology outpatient clinic with atypical chest pain. Physical examination and electrocardiograms were normal. Chest radiography revealed irregular border of the cardiac silhouette, which was further evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Parasternal long axis view revealed mild local hypertrophy of the interventricular basal anterior ...

Giant isolated mesenteric hydatid cyst case report without organ involvement.

A 21-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of intermittent attacks of abdominal distention and abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasonography (USG) and abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a large multicystic mass. After the operation, histopathological findings revealed a lamellated ectocyst and germinal layer with a thick outer, non-cellular membrane in the wall of the cyst, making a d...

Isolated Pericardial Hydatid Cyst

Cardiac hydatid cyst is an uncommon disease, mostly involving the myocardium. Involvement of the pericardium or isolated pericardial hydatid cysts are extremely rare and therefore can mimic other pericardial cystic diseases. Herein we present the radiological and surgical findings of an asymptomatic isolated pericardial hydatid cyst

A Hydatid Cyst of the Spleen