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A large hydatid cyst of the liver in pregnancy
T Golaszewski1, M Susani, S Golaszewski
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vienna Medical School, Austria.
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
We report on a primigravida, who was admitted in the 14th week of pregnancy because of recurrent vomiting and upper abdominal pain. The diagnosis of a large 20 cm echinococcal cyst of the liver was confirmed by ultrasound and an indirect hemagglutination test (IHA). In the 19th week of pregnancy a subtotal cystectomy was performed under perioperative treatment with the anthelmintic drug Albendazole. The patient delivered a 1420 g, 41 cm premature boy in breech position at 33 weeks. The significance of echinococcal cysts in pregnancy is discussed.