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Case Reports
. 2010 Jul;1(2):109-11.
doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.71727.

Primary lumbosacral intradural hydatid cyst in a child

Sujeet Kumar Shukla  1 , Vivek Sharma, Kulwant Singh, Adarsh Trivedi
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Case Reports

Primary lumbosacral intradural hydatid cyst in a child

Sujeet Kumar Shukla et al. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

Primary spinal hydatid cyst is very rare lesion affecting less than 1% of the total cases of the hydatid disease. In this study, we report a case of spinal hydatid in a 5-year old boy presented with a history of backache, leg pain, difficulty in walking, and bowel and bladder incontinence for 4 months. An intradural nonenhancing cystic lesion was detected using magnetic resonance imaging from L4 to sacral region, and histopathological findings were suggestive of hydatid cyst.

Keywords: Hydatid disease; intradural; laminectomy; spinal.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Intra-operative photograph showing the detail of hydatid cyst
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathological examination confi rmed the presence of hydatid cyst (H and E, ×40).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Sagittal T1W MRI showing cystic well-defi ned lesion from L4 to sacral region
Figure 4
Figure 4
Sagittal T1W MRI showing hyperintense cystic lesion from L4 to sacral region.
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