Inguinal hydatid cyst
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2016
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Turgut Özal Tıp Merkezi Dergisi
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Özet
Dear Editor,
Commonly involving the liver and lungs, Hydatid disease (HD) is a common health
problem in developing countries. Echinococcus granulosus infestation has world
wide distribution particularly in sheep-rearing countries (1). HD occurs in the liver
(55‑70%), followed by the lung (18‑35%); the two organs can be affected
simultaneously in about 5‑13% of cases and the incidence of unusual sites is about
8‑10% (2). We report a case of HD in an unusual location; inguinal region.
A 25-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital with complaint of swelling
in the left inguinal region gradually increasing in size. He had a history of liver HD
followed at another hospital for almost a year. The physical examination showed a
mobile cystic lesion of 10x5 cm in size in the left inguinal region. The lesion was
irreducible. The laboratory tests were normal except for a slight increase in
transaminases (AST-Aspartate transaminase level 109 IU/L). Abdominopelvic MRI
(Magnetic resonance imaging) revealed a 47x40 mm HD cyst in segment 5 of the
liver and a 8.5x5.5 cm HD cyst in left inguinal region in close relationship with
femoral and external iliac vasculature (Figure 1).
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Turgut Özal Tıp Merkezi Dergisi
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Cilt
23
Sayı
3
Künye
Arer IM, Yabanoglu H, Akdur A, Caliskan K. İnguinal hydatid cyst. J Turgut Ozal Med Cent
2016;23(3):342-3
