The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2014 , Vol 56 , Num 2
Primary Abdominal Wall Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr. Behçet Uz Children’s Hospital, İzmir, Turkey. E-mail: verikci@yahoo.com
Hydatid disease is endemic in our country. A case of a 13-year-old girl with
primary intermuscular hydatid cyst in the abdominal wall without other organ
involvement is presented and discussed. At laparotomy, the entire endocyst,
seen to push the peritoneum inwards, was totally extracted from the abdominal
muscle planes without destroying the cyst wall. The postoperative course
was uneventful. She is currently disease-free with a follow-up of two years.
Hydatid cyst should be considered in endemic areas in patients presenting
with a soft tissue mass in the abdominal wall.
Keywords :
hydatid cyst, abdominal wall, intermuscular.