| Hydatid disease simulating acute abdomen: a case report and brief review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 23050174 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Introduction. Hydatid disease is caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus and is still a matter of public health in many regions of the world, where it is an endemic parasitic disease. Although the liver is the most involved organ, hydatidosis can be found anywhere in the human body. Rare forms of location may lead to diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. Case Report. Herein we report a rare case of acute abdominal pain and progressively increasing abdominal distension due to abdominal and multiple splenic echinococcosis in a 72-year-old Caucasian male. We also provide a brief review of the literature. Conclusion. Although hydatid disease is found most often in the liver and lungs, rarely any organ of the body can be involved by this zoonosis. Though rare, the possibility of unusual location of echinococcosis must always be considered by the operating surgeon, when dealing with diffuse abdominal pain in endemic areas, because any misinterpretation may result in unfavorable outcomes. |
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Georgios Lianos; Georgios Baltogiannis; Avrilios Lazaros; Konstantinos Vlachos |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-09-20 |
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Title: Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine Volume: 2012 ISSN: 2090-6536 ISO Abbreviation: Case Rep Gastrointest Med Publication Date: 2012 |
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Created Date: 2012-10-10 Completed Date: 2012-10-11 Revised Date: 2013-04-02 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101580185 Medline TA: Case Rep Gastrointest Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 387102 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, St. Niarchou Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, Greece. |
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