Hydatid Cyst Presenting with Multiple Recurrence and Pelvic Involvement: Case Report
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Case Report

Hydatid Cyst Presenting with Multiple Recurrence and Pelvic Involvement: Case Report

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2011;35(3):178-180 DOI: 10.5152/tpd.2011.45
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Abstract

Hydatid cyst disease is a parasitic infection which is caused by the metacestode form of Echinococcus granulosus and affects primarily the liver and lung. Bone involvement is found in 1% of patients afflicted with this disease. The spine is involved in about 50% of these cases. Herein, we report a 70 year old male case with pelvic and spinal hydatid cyst who was operated on eleven times.

Keywords: Hydatid cyst, pelvic, spinal, Echinococcus granulosus