Hepatic and splenic hydatid cyst during pregnancy: a case report

Hydatid disease is primarily a disease of sheep and cattle. Human beings are accidental hosts. We present a 32-year-old multigravida at 25 weeks of pregnancy in whom splenic and liver cysts were diagnosed by ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The splenic cyst was removed and a hea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2003-08, Vol.268 (3), p.239-240
Hauptverfasser:	Can, Deniz, Oztekin, Ozgur, Oztekin, Ozer, Tinar, Sivekar, Sanci, Muzaffer
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Albendazole - therapeutic use Anthelmintics - therapeutic use Case reports Cysts Delivery, Obstetric Diagnosis, Differential Echinococcosis - diagnostic imaging Echinococcosis - drug therapy Echinococcosis - pathology Echinococcosis - surgery Echinococcosis, Hepatic - diagnostic imaging Echinococcosis, Hepatic - drug therapy Echinococcosis, Hepatic - pathology Female Humans Infant, Newborn Male NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnostic imaging Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - drug therapy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - pathology Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - surgery Pregnancy Trimester, Second Splenectomy Splenic Diseases - diagnostic imaging Splenic Diseases - pathology Splenic Diseases - surgery Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Zusammenfassung:	Hydatid disease is primarily a disease of sheep and cattle. Human beings are accidental hosts. We present a 32-year-old multigravida at 25 weeks of pregnancy in whom splenic and liver cysts were diagnosed by ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The splenic cyst was removed and a healthy baby was delivered vaginally at term.
ISSN:	0932-0067 1432-0711
DOI:	10.1007/s00404-002-0348-x