conclusions it is important to keep in mind that even peritoneal involvement may be seen despite intact hepatic cysts. careful excision of these cysts is the treatment of choice. case presentation a 40-year-old man was referred to the emergency department with dull and intermittent periumbilical pain in the left and right lower quadrant regions accompanied by moderate tenderness and rebound wit...

Echinococcus infection typically affects liver and lungs while rarely occur through heart. Cardiac hydatidosis can be fatal or lead to major complications if it is not treated. The majority of patients with cardiac hydatid cysts complain from cardiac problems as their first presentation. However, this article reports an unusual case suffers from an interventricular hydatid cyst presented by abd...

human echinococcosis remains a complex problem that affects several organs. hydatid disease mainly (85%) affects liver as well as lung, and 10% the rest of the body. renal involvement is about 2% while skin hydatidosis is nearly 1%. coincidental involvement of kidney and skin is very rare. we report a 51 year-old female patient with renal and skin (chest wall) hydatid lesions that were excised ...