Publications by authors named "Benacer Finech"
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- Mediastinal hydatidosis, an uncommon condition, was diagnosed in a 60-year-old Arab man who presented with chest pain and was found to have a right mediastinal cyst.
- Imaging studies revealed a rounded opacity, and a surgical procedure confirmed the presence of a cystic mass, which was later removed.
- The case highlights the rarity of mediastinal cysts and emphasizes the need for awareness of this diagnosis in patients exhibiting symptoms related to mediastinal compression.
A 48-year-old male patient was admitted to suffering from hydatid disease located in the gall bladder. Although Morocco remains an endemic area for echinococcosis, this presentation of the disease was rare. The pericyst was tightly attached to the liver.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGastrointestinal tuberculosis is quite rare, representing only 3% of all extrapulmonary cases. Involvement of the appendix is rare, only occurring in about 1% of cases. It is usually secondary to tuberculosis elsewhere in the abdomen.
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