Hydatid cyst of the pancreas: A report on seven cases

Hydatid cyst of the pancreas: Report of an undiagnosed case of pancreatic hydatid cyst and brief literature review

“…Karaman et al [13] 2012 [14] 2012 India English Case Report 1 30 F Abdominal pain Tail 62 × 57 Positive Suryawanshi et al [15] 2011 India English Case Report 1 20 M Epigastric mass + epigastric pain Head 80 × 80 NS Varshney et al [16] Somani et al [17] 2011 India English Case Report 1 30 F Epigastric mass + epigastric pain Head NS NS Masoodi et al [18] 2011 India English Case Report 1 45 M LUQ mass Tail 70 × 60 Positive Makni et al [19] 2011 Tunisia English Case Report 1 30 F Epigastric mass + discomfort Body 80 Positive Bhat et al [20] 2011 India English Case Report 1 4 F Jaundice + epigastric mass Head + Body 150 × 100 Negative Cankorkmaz et al [21] 2011 Turkey English Case Report 1 7 F Epigastric mass + weight loss Tail + Body 70 × 60 Negative Dalal et al [22] 2011 India English Case Report 1 48 M Epigastric fullness + fever Tail 80 × 50 Not-done Agrawal et al [23] 2011 India English Case Report 1 5 F Jaundice + abdominal pain Head 120 × 100 NS Küçükkartallar et al [24] 2011 Tavusbay et al [25] 2011 Turkey English Case Report 1 50 M Abdominal mass NS NS Positive Derbel et al [26] 2010 [27] 2010 India English Case Report 1 30 F Jaundice + epigastric mass Head 80 × 60 Not-done Boubbou et al [28] 2010 Morocco English Case Report 1 38 M Jaundice + epigastric pain Head NS NS Shah et al [29] [30] 2010 [32] 2010 Romania English Case Report 1 49 F Epigastric pain + bloating + vomiting…”

“…Trigui et al [4] Patil et al [6] USG + CT Kaushik et al [7] USG + CT Baghbanian et al [8] USG + CT Distal pancreatectomy + necrozectomy + partial nephrectomy Karaman et al [13] USG + CT [14] USG + CT Suryawanshi et al [15] USG + CT Cyst evacuation + omentoplasty-laparoscopic Varshney et al [16] Somani et al [17] USG Masoodi et al [18] USG + CT Distal pancreatectomy + splenectomy Dalal et al [22] USG + CT Cyst excision along with tail of the pancreas Agrawal et al [23] USG + MRCP Enucleation + cholangiography + cholecystectomy + cystography Tavusbay et al [25] USG + CT Partial cystectomy + omentoplasty + splenectomy + mesenteric cyst excision Wound infection Albendazole-6 mo No 12 Liver + spleen + peritoneum 13 Derbel et al [26] USG + CT …”

“…According to data from the lit- Gallbladder erature, 50%-58% of PHCs are found in the pancreatic head, 24%-34% in the pancreatic body, and 16%-19% in the pancreatic tail [4,5,12,19] . The rich vascular network found in the pancreatic head suggests that larvae reach this region via systemic circulation [4,26] . We did not find any significant difference in location prevalence between pancreatic head (38%) and pancreatic tail (34%).…”

“…Pancreatic cysts are solitary 90%-91% of the time, and their pancreatic distribution is heterogeneous [4,19,26] . According to data from the lit- Gallbladder erature, 50%-58% of PHCs are found in the pancreatic head, 24%-34% in the pancreatic body, and 16%-19% in the pancreatic tail [4,5,12,19] .…”

“…Hydatid cysts located in the pancreatic head may cause obstructive jaundice or acute pancreatitis by either exerting external compression on or fistulizing into the common bile duct [4,10,12,15,20,23,[26][27][28][29][30]31,35,36] . Less commonly, they may lead to cholangitis, duodenal stenosis, or duodenal fistula [4,20] .…”