Volume 27, Issue 3 (Published 24 July 2013)                   Med J Islam Repub Iran 2013 | Back to browse issues page

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An extremely large primary omental hydatid cyst: report of a rare case
Arman Aghaei , Alireza Khalaj , Ashkan Divanbeigi
Shefa Neurosciences Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , adivanbeigi@farabi.tums.ac.ir
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  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.

Keywords: Echinococcosis, Hydatid cyst, Omentum.
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Type of Study: case report | Subject: Surgery
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