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Published on: September 16, 2022
Adrenal location of the echinococcus. Considerations on a clinical case
M Toppino1, G C Serra, C Bolla
1Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica I, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy.
Abstract:
Adrenal location of a hydatic cyst is a clinical occurrence of exceptional rarity, especially in its primitive form and it could be evaluated, on the operative and autoptic comparison, not to exceed overall 0.5% of all the possible locations. Moreover, among all the cystic formations of the adrenal glands, parasitic ones are only 7%. Our observation of a case of adrenal hydatidosis, initially suspected as hepatic mass, was casually discovered by means of abdominal ultrasonography and later confirmed with the operation. This work contributes to the knowledge of this pathology, emphasizing diagnostic difficulties, and, considering the exiguous literature, helping us in supplying real indications to the surgical treatment.
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