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  • Title: A splenic hydatid cyst case presented with lumbar pain.
    Author: Celebi S, Basaranoglu M, Karaaslan H, Demir A.
    Journal: Intern Med; 2006; 45(17):1023-4. PubMed ID: 17016006.
    Abstract:
    A splenic hydatid cyst is a rare clinical entity from among abdominal hydatid cysts, even in endemic countries. Here, a case with lumbar pain due to a giant splenic hydatid cyst is presented. The importance of this case is that the patient presented at the clinic with only lumbar pain. Initial direct abdominal plain radiography showed a giant abdominal calcification in the spleen and further examinations revealed involvement of three organs: spleen, lung, and liver.
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