Unusual sites of hydatid cysts in India.

Trop Doct

Department of Surgery, Banares Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.

Published: October 2005

Hydatid disease usually affects liver and lungs, but may affect any organ, posing a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. We analysed 110 patients with hydatid cyst over 21 years in our general surgical unit, which included 24 cases in unusual sites. The spleen was the most common, followed by skin and soft tissues.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/004947505774938747DOI Listing

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