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  • Title: [Primary Retroperitoneal Hydatid Cyst].
    Author: Tali S, Aksu A, Bozdağ PG, Bozdağ A.
    Journal: Turkiye Parazitol Derg; 2015 Sep; 39(3):241-3. PubMed ID: 26470935.
    Abstract:
    Hydatid disease is a parasitosis which is created by Echinococcus granulosus. Hydatid cysts most of ten settled in the liver and lungs. Hydatid cyst is rarely seen in retroperitoneal. Sixty-three year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital with complaints of abdominal distention and with back pain in the Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography images, on the posterior of the left kidney, in paravertebral area approximately 15 x 10 cm in size septal cystic lesion was observed retroperitoneally. At laparotomy, partial excision of the retroperitoneal cyst was performed and drainage of the cyst pouch was provided by suction drain. Suction drain was removed 5 days after surgery. Histopathological diagnosis is was reported as hydatid cyst. Hydatid disease is a endemic disease in our country and it should be known that has a typical placements.
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