Subcutaneous extension of a large diaphragmatic hydatid cyst

Marinis, Athanasios; Fragulidis, Georgios; Karapanos, Konstantinos; Konstantinidis, Christos; Brestas, Paraskevas; Vassiliou, John; Smyrniotis, Vassilios

doi:10.3748/wjg.v12.i44.7210

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“…18 All three reports of confirmed hydatid cyst of the diaphragm are from Greece and Turkey. 3,7,18 However, for patients with a cystic lesion of the diaphragm who have a travel history to endemic areas, this disease should be included in the differential diagnosis.…”

Section: Benign Primary Tumor Diaphragm Cystsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tumors of the Diaphragm

Kim

Hofstetter

2009

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

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Section: Benign Primary Tumor Diaphragm Cystsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tumors of the Diaphragm

Kim

Hofstetter

2009

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

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“…The disease is also reported by the Persian medical philosopher M. Z. Razi during the ninth century ad . 6-8…”

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Echinococcus Granulosus in Childhood: A Retrospective Study of 187 Cases and Newer Data

Πετρόπουλος

Chatzoulis

2019

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

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Echinococcus granulosus, first reported by Goeze in 1782, is the causative parasite of cystic echinococcosis (hydatidosis) especially for countries that are endemic areas. Since the 1970s, the incidence of echinococcosis in Greece has been very high. Nevertheless, with the implementation of special prevention measures in the 1980s, a large reduction in the incidence of hydatidosis meant that it reached European levels. Therefore, we analyzed the demographics, multiple organ localizations of the parasite, diagnosis, and conservative and optimal surgical treatment over a total period of 39 years, especially for pulmonary and hepatic echinococcosis in children. The higher incidence of pulmonary echinococcosis compared with other localizations, male predominance, wide range of age, and various cystic sizes were some of the main demographics. Because cystic echinococcosis remains a main public health problem, we advocate a meticulous clinical investigation and treatment methodology to bridge the gap between knowledge and awareness of this important disease.

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“…[242526272829] There are also single case report about spontaneous cyst-cutaneous fistula caused by pulmonary EC,[30] one case report about EC of the rib with cutaneous fistulization[31] and two reported cases of subcutaneous extension of diaphragmatic EC. [3233] The case we presented is 16 th in the world literature describing skin fistulization in LEC and it is first in our country. It is our opinion that this rare condition could be defined as last stage of parietal complication of some form of liver echinococcosis.…”

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Cutaneous fistula of liver echinococcal cyst previously misdiagnosed as fistulizated rib osteomyelitis

Kjossev

Teodosiev

2013

Trop Parasitol

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External fistulization or subcutaneous rupture of liver echinococcal cyst (EC) is found occasionally with total of 15 cases reported in the literature. We report a case of 60-year-old female previously misdiagnosed as fistulizated osteomyelitis of the 11th rib. At computed tomography scan, non-vital EC was noted in the third liver segment. Under suspicion of external fistulization of perforated EC the patient underwent one-stage operation-pericystectomy and complete fistula excision. A retrospective analysis of the reported cases in the literature was performed with special references to classifying this rare entity. The main purpose of this report is to highlight the possibility of such a diagnosis when cutaneous fistula occurs in a same anatomic area with hydatid EC, even that cyst is proven to be calcified. We emphasize the role of a swift and radical surgical procedure including complete fistula excision to prevent secondary dissemination and post-operative complications.

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Subcutaneous extension of a large diaphragmatic hydatid cyst

Cited by 11 publications

References 7 publications

Tumors of the Diaphragm

Tumors of the Diaphragm

Echinococcus Granulosus in Childhood: A Retrospective Study of 187 Cases and Newer Data

Cutaneous fistula of liver echinococcal cyst previously misdiagnosed as fistulizated rib osteomyelitis

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