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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;1(2):123-5.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5070.86962.

Peritoneal hydatidosis: A rare form of a common disease

Debojyoti Sarkar  1 , Sayantan Ray, Manjari Saha
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Case Reports

Peritoneal hydatidosis: A rare form of a common disease

Debojyoti Sarkar et al. Trop Parasitol. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

Hydatid disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus is a common parasitic infection of the liver. Disseminated intra-abdominal hydatid disease may occur following a rupture of the hydatid cyst into the peritoneal cavity producing secondary echinococcosis. Rarely, the cyst may develop de novo in the peritoneal cavity without the involvement of any other intra-abdominal organ. We present a unique case of a 57-year-old man with a primary intra-abdominal hydatid cyst.

Keywords: Hydatid disease; primary intra-abdominal hydatid cyst.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared

Figures

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Figure 1
Patient presenting with generalized abdominal swelling
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of the abdomen showing a normal liver, spleen with the whole of the peritoneal cavity replaced by multiple hydatid cysts. (b) Ultrasonography showing a normal liver with multiple intraperitoneal cysts
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Figure 3
Excised hydatid cysts
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