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Microscopic Cyst Resection for the Treatment of Patients Diagnosed with Epididymal Cyst
Published on: March 31, 2023
Primary hydatid cyst of the retroperitoneum
Ibrahima Sall1, Abdelmounaim Ait Ali, Hakim El Kaoui
1Department of Digestive Surgery I, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Mohammed V Medical School of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco. sall_i17@yahoo.fr
Abstract:
Retroperitoneal contamination may occur during the natural history of hydatid disease. Primary hydatid cyst of the retroperitoneum is extremely rare. The authors report a case of a giant retroperitoneal hydatid cyst. Clinicians and surgeons must be aware of this possibility and follow a policy of nonsystematic puncture of an abdominal cyst and avoid spillage during surgery. Symptoms are related to the size, location, or ensuing complications of a cyst. Its occurrence should be strongly suspected ahead of any abdominal cyst, especially in an endemic area, where it may act as a parasite. Total and careful surgical excision is the gold-standard therapy.
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