an extremely large primary omental hydatid cyst: report of a rare case

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arman aghaei department of surgery, shahed university, tehran, iran.سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه شاهد (shahed university)

alireza khalaj department of surgery, shahed university, tehran, iran.سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه شاهد (shahed university)

ashkan divanbeigi shefa neurosciences research center, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران (iran university of medical sciences)سازمان های دیگر: shefa neurosciences research center

abstract

hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by echinococcus granulosus (larval form) in humans with lesions most frequently encountered in the liver and lungs. it can rarely involve extra-hepatic organs. it is endemic in some regions of iran. the omental hydatid cyst is a very rare manifestation of the disease. this report presents the interesting case of a very large omental hydatid cyst.

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Journal title:
medical journal of islamic republic of iran

جلد ۲۷، شماره ۳، صفحات ۱۵۳-۱۵۶

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