Intestinal hydatidosis in unusual location: A case report

Kulkarni, Nagarekha

doi:10.5348/ijcri-2013-02-271-cr-5

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“…Gut involvement is usually treated by surgical resection along with pre-and post-operative albendazole therapy. 4 In this patient, surgery was an unlikely option due to solid organ and disseminated peritoneal involvement. Anaphylactic shock due to spontaneous rupture may be a serious complication.…”

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“…Hydatid cysts can develop anywhere in the human body, but the liver is the most frequently involved organ (52%-77%), followed by the lungs (10%-40%), spleen (4%), kidney (3%), cerebrum (2%), and heart (0.02%-2%). 4 Involvement of the small intestine is extremely rare and, to date, has been reported in only one patient. 4 Most patients are asymptomatic.…”

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“…4 Involvement of the small intestine is extremely rare and, to date, has been reported in only one patient. 4 Most patients are asymptomatic. Among the major complications of abdominal echinococcosis, intrathoracic or intra-abdominal rupture, communicating rupture into the biliary tree, infections, extrinsic compression of the bile ducts, systemic anaphylaxis, and peritoneal or pleural dissemination are the most frequent and life-threatening.…”

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Hydatid Cyst: Enteric Fistula in a Patient with Disseminated Abdominal Hydatidosis

Das¹,

Chakraborty²,

Karmakar³

et al. 2015

Hong Kong J Radiol

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Disseminated peritoneal hydatidosis is rare. Infrequently hydatid cysts can rupture into adjacent organs. We report a case of secondarily disseminated peritoneal hydatidosis with rupture into the gut presenting as hydatidorrhoea. A 26-year-old man presented with passage of white 'grape'-like structures with stool. Ultrasonography showed disseminated hydatidosis. Magnetic resonance imaging further showed a large hydatid cyst arising from the parietal wall with a peripheral daughter cyst and localised air-fluid level, suggestive of a peritoneal hydatid cyst with enteric fistula. The fistulous site was demonstrated on magnetic resonance imaging. Due to the presence of disseminated disease, the patient was treated medically. Gastrointestinal complications of hydatid infestation are uncommon as the walls of the digestive tract offer major resistance to the formation of communication between the cystic cavity and the gastrointestinal lumen. Rare cases of rupture of hepatic hydatids into the stomach, duodenum, and colon have been reported. Peritoneal cyst rupture into the bowel is extremely rare. It is important to identify this uncommon complication and follow-up the patient for a prolonged period to ensure resolution of disseminated disease.

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confidence: 99%