Two Cases of Primary Splenic Hydatid Cyst in Greece.
10.3347/kjp.2012.50.2.147
- Author:
Antonios VEZAKIS
1
;
Dionysios DELLAPORTAS
;
George POLYMENEAS
;
Marios Konstantinos TASOULIS
;
Constantinos CHONDROGIANNIS
;
Aikaterini MELEMENI
;
Andreas POLYDOROU
;
George Panagiotis FRAGULIDIS
Author Information
1. 2nd Department of Surgery, Aretaieion University Hospital, Athens, Greece. dellapdio@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Echinococcus granulosus;
splenectomy;
laparoscopic approach
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Animals;
Echinococcosis/*diagnosis/parasitology/*pathology/surgery;
Echinococcus granulosus/*isolation & purification;
Female;
Greece;
Humans;
Laparoscopy;
Male;
Radiography, Abdominal;
Splenic Diseases/*diagnosis/parasitology/*pathology/surgery;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2012;50(2):147-150
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cystic disease of the spleen is an uncommon entity in general population. Most cases result from parasitic infection by Echinococcus granulosus, a form called splenic hydatid disease (SHD), with a reported frequency of 0.5-6.0% within abdominal hydatidosis. On the contrary, an isolated splenic involvement of hydatid disease is very uncommon even in endemic regions. Two cases of primary SHD managed with open and laparoscopic radical surgery in our department are reported herein. Primary SHD is a rare entity with non-specific symptoms underlying clinical suspicion by the physician for prompt diagnosis. Surgical treatment is the mainstay therapy, while laparoscopic approach when feasible is safe, offering the advantages of laparoscopic surgery.
