Hydatid cyst of the pancreas : a case report with 5 years' follow-up

Primary hydatid disease of the pancreas is rare. The authors report a 3-year-old girl who had a cystic mass in the head of the pancreas with no other viscera involved. At laparatomy the entire endocyst was totally extracted from the surrounding pancreatic parenchyma. The postoperative course was une...

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Published in:Pediatric surgery international 1999-11, Vol.15 (8), p.579-581
Main Authors: ARIKAN, A, SAYAN, A, ERIKCI, V. S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Diseases caused by cestodes
Echinococcoses
Echinococcosis - diagnosis
Echinococcosis - surgery
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Helminthic diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, portal circulation, spleen
Medical sciences
Pancreatic Diseases - diagnosis
Pancreatic Diseases - surgery
Parasitic diseases
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the digestive system
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Summary:Primary hydatid disease of the pancreas is rare. The authors report a 3-year-old girl who had a cystic mass in the head of the pancreas with no other viscera involved. At laparatomy the entire endocyst was totally extracted from the surrounding pancreatic parenchyma. The postoperative course was uneventful. She is currently disease-free with a follow-up of 5 years. Only four other pediatric cases have been reported in the English literature.
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s003830050677