A RARE LOCALIZATION OF PRIMARY HYDATID CYST: ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL

Authors : Murat Özgür KILIÇ, Zeliha Burcu SARI

Pages : 71-72

Doi:10.48176/esmj.2023.107

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Publication Date : 2023-03-29

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Liver and lungs are the most common sites of hydatid cyst whereas abdominal wall is an extremely unusual site. A 45-year-old man from was admitted to surgery outpatient clinic with complaints of painless and slow growing mass in the left inferior quadrant of abdomen for two years. Computed tomography demonstrated a solitary cystic mass localized between the muscle planes of the abdominal wall, doubtful for a hematoma. There were no additional cystic lesions in another organs such as liver and lungs. At operation, a whitish, thin-walled, and well-circumscribed cystic mass localized between the abdominal wall muscles under the fascia was totally excised. On histopathological examination, the lesion was reported as a hydatid cyst.
Keywords : Hidatik kist, Karın duvarı, Primer