%0 Journal Article %A Aghaei, Arman %A Khalaj, Alireza %A Divanbeigi, Ashkan %T An extremely large primary omental hydatid cyst: report of a rare case %J Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran %V 27 %N 3 %U http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1893-en.html %R %D 2013 %K Echinococcosis, Hydatid cyst, Omentum., %X   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. %> http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1893-en.pdf %P 153-156 %& 153 %! %9 case report %L A-10-1-588 %+ Shefa Neurosciences Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. %G eng %@ 1016-1430 %[ 2013