AI Article Synopsis
- * Isolated cases of infection in the spleen are rare, and it's even less common to find hydatid disease affecting the spleen alone.
- * The report discusses a specific case where a patient had an isolated splenic hydatid cyst, which was surgically treated using traditional methods.
Article Abstract
Echinococciasis is a zoonotic infection observed in almost every anatomic location in the body. The liver and lungs are the most frequent sites of infection. However, spleen involvement is rare, and isolated splenic hydatid disease is even less common. Herein, we report a case of isolated splenic hydatid cyst without any tissue involvement that was treated with the classical surgical approach.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9215355 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjac217 | DOI Listing |
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