A biloma is an encapsulated bile collection outside the biliary tree. Most cases are caused mainly by iatrogenic injury and trauma, and are usually located in the sub-hepatic space. Spontaneous biloma is an uncommon entity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAscariasis, a worldwide parasitic disease, is regarded by some authorities as the most common parasitic infection in humans. The causative organism is Ascaris lumbricoides, which normally lives in the lumen of the small intestine. From the intestine, the worm can invade the bile duct or pancreatic duct, but invasion into the gallbladder is quite rare because of the anatomical features of the cystic duct, which is narrow and tortuous.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHydatid disease of the organs other than liver and lung is extremely rare. Although hydatid disease is endemic in India, we report a rare case of hydatid cyst in a young male primarily involving the seminal vesicle and aim to highlight the management of such cases. A 23 year old male farmer diagnosed with primary isolated echinococcal cyst of the seminal vesicle has been presented.
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