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Case Reports
. 2015 Aug;9(8):QD07-8.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/14324.6397. Epub 2015 Aug 1.

Primary Peritoneal Hydatid Cyst Presenting as Ovarian Cyst Torsion: A Rare Case Report

Kavitha Gandhiraman  1 , Renukadevi Balakrishnan  1 , Rathna Ramamoorthy  2 , Raja Rajeshwari  3
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Case Reports

Primary Peritoneal Hydatid Cyst Presenting as Ovarian Cyst Torsion: A Rare Case Report

Kavitha Gandhiraman et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 Aug.

Abstract

Hydatid cyst disease is a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus, E.multilocularis or E.Vogli. The most common primary site is liver (75%) followed by lungs (5-15%) and other organs constitute 10-20%. Peritoneal hydatid cysts are very rare especially primary peritoneal hydatid. Secondary peritoneal hydatid cysts are relatively common, which usually occurs due to rupture of primary hepatic hydatid cyst. We present a rare case of large primary peritoneal hydatid cyst misdiagnosed as torsion of ovarian cyst that underwent Laparotomy with cyst excision and postoperative Albendazole therapy.

Keywords: Echinococcosis; PAIR; Percutaneous thermal ablation.

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Figures

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USG abdomen and pelvis showing the intra-abdominal unilocular clear cyst
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Laparoscopic view of the peritoneal hydatid cyst
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Cut section of the peritoneal cyst with the inner germinative layer
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Mcroscopic Image (4*100x) of Hydatid Cyst Showing the 3 Layers of the Cyst
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H&E Staining of Hydatid Cyst Showing Daughter Cyst in 10*100x Resolution
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