PRIMARY HYDATID CYST OF BROAD LIGAMENT

Hydatid Cyst in the Broad Ligament

On vaginal examination, a great deal of the vaginal wall was found prolapsed, owing to the great intrapelvic pressure of the tumour. The uterine body was completely merged into the tumour and only the tip of the cervix could be felt very high up behind the pubis. The tumour completely filled the whole pelvis and part of the vagina?so that no other information could be elicited by vaginal examin...

A Case of Hydatid Cyst of the Broad Ligament

Primary hydatid cyst of the round ligament: case report.

Echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection in which the liver is the organ most frequently involved, followed by the lung and sometimes the heart, spleen, kidney and brain [1]. Hydatid cyst can be seen in almost every part of the human body [2–5]. Despite the common involvement of the liver in terms of location, only 2 cases of isolated hydatid cyst of the round ligament of the liver have been repo...

Echinococcal Cyst of Broad Ligament

Habits.?Besides looking after the dogs her daily work consisted in performing ordinary household duties and agricultural work. Menstruation normal but the flow was scanty and of serosanguineous type with offensive smellThere was intense dysmenorrhcea of the spasmodic type for the first two days. Present condition.?wGeneral health below pal', thinly built and slightly anaemic. Weight 78 lbSecond...

Primary perisplenic hydatid cyst.

Splenic parasitic cysts due to flat worm Echinococci resulting in hydatid disease are a rare presentation as primary site even in the endemic regions. Primary splenic parasitic cysts have an incidence of 0.5-4%. A 21-year-old male with pet dogs at home, presented with 3 months history of gradually increasing discomfort in the left hypochondrium and tender splenomegaly. He had marked eosinophili...