[Echinococcosis with crural localization. A case report]

The authors report a case of echinococcosis with an atypical localisation. It involved hydatid cysts with a single, extramuscular and extravasal primary right crural localisation. After examining the international literature the authors affirm that this localisation has not been described previously in other reports. They conclude that surgery is vital for the remission of the disease, as is the use of an atraumatic and accurate technique in order to avoid possible sequelae linked to the iatrogenic diffusion of echinococcosis.