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Case Reports
. 2023 Nov 19;11(11):e8243.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8243. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Prevesical hydatid cyst: A case report

Telila Mesfin  1 , Muhammadamin Taha  2 , Biniyam Sahiledengle  3 , Fikadu Nigusu  3 , Kenbon Seyoum  4 , Girma Geta  4 , Neway Ejigu  4 , Demisu Zenbaba  3 , Fikreab Desta  3 , Degefa Gomora  4 , Sisay Dadi  5 , Elias Bezaw  1 , Tsegaye Erdachew  6 , Getu Kusa  1 , Mesfin Tsegaye  1
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Prevesical hydatid cyst: A case report

Telila Mesfin et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic disease caused by a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus granulosus either in its adult or larval forms. Original pelvic cysts are rare; however, the majority of abdominal and pelvic hydatid cysts are believed to result from inadvertent surgical inoculation or spontaneous rupture from a primary hepatic focus. We present a 35-year-old female patient who visited our facility complaining of lower abdominal pain that had persisted for the last 5 months.

Keywords: hydatid cyst; hydatid disease; prevesical; sonography; urinary bladder.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
A sonographic image showing multiple daughter cysts (see white arrows).
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Abdominopelvic CT scan showing cystic mass with multiple daughter cysts seating in front of urinary bladder.
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Intraoperative image (A = peritoneal reflection, B = urinary bladder, C = prevesical hydatid cyst).
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 4
Intraoperative imaging showing daughter cyst being aspirated (see white arrow).
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