1/732. Anterior pontine hydatid cyst: case report. We report a rare case of anterior pontine hydatid cyst. diagnosis was established on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings preoperatively and was confirmed during surgery and by laboratory findings of cyst fluid, and section of cyst wall. A classical suboccipital craniectomy was performed, followed by an approach through the floor of the fourth ventricle. After a failed attempt at the Dowling technique, we punctured the cyst, aspirated the contents, then extirpated the cyst membrane. The patient survived suffering only minor morbidity. The surgical technique and pontine myelotomy are discussed. ( info) |
2/732. Pancreatic hydatid cyst. A patient with primary hydatid cyst involving the tail of the pancreas and treated successfully by distal pancreatectomy is reported. Additionally, we performed splenectomy because the spleen was lifted on to the cyst, and cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis. ( info) |
3/732. Multilocular cysticeral and hydatid cysts of the brain: a report of three cases. Three cases of multilocular parasitic brain cysts are presented; two cases of specific form of neurocysticercosis and one case of multilocular hydatid cyst. MRI shows features seen in other cystic lesions of the CNS. In all cases the diagnosis was established by neurosurgical brain biopsy. The authors indicate that the parasitic disease should be taken into consideration in differential diagnosis of tumor-like cystic brain lesions. ( info) |
| The typical MRI features of hydatid cyst in soft tissue/muscle are presented and discussed. ( info) |
5/732. An unusual case of orbital hydatid cyst: a surgical emergency. A rare case of a 19-year-old man with an orbital hydatid cyst is presented. The lesion caused rapid deterioration of vision and was not responsive to the systemic use of mebendazole. It was treated successfully with emergency surgery. Early detection, surgical excision, and the systemic use of albendazole are suggested for the treatment of orbital hydatid cysts. ( info) |
6/732. Periventricular hydatid cyst. Periventricular localization of hydatid cyst is very rarely seen. A 5-year-old boy with periventricular hydatid cyst is presented. He had right hemiparesis and focal seizures. Computerized tomographic scan showed a hydatid cyst in the left periventricular area. Hydatid cyst was successfully removed. The postoperative course was uneventful. ( info) |
7/732. Pseudocholelithiasis in an elderly man with calcified hydatid cysts. A 69 year old man with intrabiliary rupture of a calcified echinococcal cyst mimicking acute cholelithiasis is discussed. This case is of interest because the correct diagnosis was not recognized preoperatively despite the fact that certain aspects of the illness were classic features of this complication of hydatid disease. Although this is a common complication of hydatid disease, which is well recognized in other countries, only seven cases have been reported in the American literature. Treatment of our patient included successful use of a Roux-en-Y drainage procedure which, to the best of our knowledge, has not previously been employed in treating this disease. ( info) |
8/732. Hydatid pulmonary embolism from a ruptured mediastinal cyst: high-resolution computed tomography, angiographic, and pathologic findings. Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation caused by the larval stage of a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus. This report describes an extremely rare complication of echinococcal disease in which severe pulmonary hypertension developed after massive hydatid pulmonary embolism. ( info) |
9/732. Primary pancreatic hydatid disease in a child: case report and review of the literature. A 9-year-old boy was admitted with acute abdomen, and a cystic mass in the pancreas was coincidentally detected by ultrasonography. Definitive diagnosis of hydatid disease of the pancreas could be made only at operation, and surgical therapy was effective. ( info) |
| We present computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of a costal hydatid cyst (echinococcus multilocularis) causing spinal cord compression. The hydatid disease was proved histologically. MRI was not only very useful for determining the spinal extension of the disease by its multiplanar imaging capability, but also gave important information about the texture of the cyst, thus aiding the preoperative diagnosis. ( info) |