Cyst hydatid disease is a parasitic zoonosis caused by the larvae of tapeworm belonging to Echinococcus species. While can affect almost any part human body, liver and lung are two organs where most frequently detected. Peritoneal involvement may develop following hepatic cyst surgery or as result spontaneous micro-ruptures into peritoneal cavity. However, with only few reported cases, primary ...

hydatid cyst is a serious parasitic infection in places which people has a close contact with dogs or sheep. they may be found as an incidental findings during routine clinical examination or even followed by radiographic or ultrasonography evaluation. the disease becomes more complicated if rupture of the cysts occurs due to blunt trauma or spontaneously increases of intra-cystic pressure. her...

background: echinococcosis is a parasitic disease with worldwide distribution which is caused by the tapeworms echinococcus granulosus . diagnosis of the disease relies on imaging techniques, but the techniques are not able to differentiate the cyst from benign or malignant tumors; hence, appropriate serologic methods are required for the differential diagnosis of the infection. materials and m...

hydatid cyst is an infectious parasitic disease often caused by echinococcus granulosus, or to a lesser extent by echinococcus alveolaris. the liver is the organ most frequently involved. we report a case with hydatid cyst of the liver and lung that many years after surgery developed bronchobiliary fistula and biloptysis. the patient had been operated 2 times previously but yet the problem was ...

abstracthydatid disease is a widespread parasitic infection caused by tapewormechinococcus and it affects mainly the liver, but other organs such as pelvic organscould be involved very rare. here we report a case of hydatid cyst with involvementof oviduct in a woman with endometrial cancer. it was misdiagnosed as a multicysticright ovarian mass before surgery and by microscopic study it was sho...

hydatid disease, caused by larval stage of echinococcus granulosus, is a common parasitic infection of human and animal. although liver and lung are the most commonly affected area, hydatid cyst may develop any part of the body. primary subcutaneous hydatid cyst is extremely rare. we report a case of 54 years old man who presented with palpable mass in scapular region from 3 years ago. present ...

Hydatid cyst is a rare parasitic infection that involved all organs. It caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus tapeworms. Hydatid cyst of the head and neck is a very rare condition, even in areas where Echinococcus infestation is endemic. Orbital hydatid cyst is extremely rare and accounts for less than 1% of all hydatid cysts. Herein a 24-year-old man with primary orbital hydatid cyst is i...

hydatid cyst (hc) is a parasitic disease that may involve many organs, especially the lung and the liver. pulmonary artery location of the hydatid cyst is extremely rare, but it may cause life-threatening complications. we report a case of a hydatid cyst that completely filled the left main pulmonary artery and its distal part without cardiac involvement. thoracic computed tomography showed fil...