LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A Splenic Hydatid Cyst Case Presented with Lumbar Pain
Keywords:
hydatid cyst,
spleen
2006 Volume 45 Issue 17 Pages 1023-1024
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2006 Volume 45 Issue 17 Pages 1023-1024
A splenic hydatid cyst is a rare clinical entity from among abdominal hydatid cysts, even in endemic countries. Here, a case with lumbar pain due to a giant splenic hydatid cyst is presented. The importance of this case is that the patient presented at the clinic with only lumbar pain. Initial direct abdominal plain radiography showed a giant abdominal calcification in the spleen and further examinations revealed involvement of three organs: spleen, lung, and liver.
