Laparoscopic management of an isolated primary omental hydatid cyst: A case report and literature review | Zendy

Mustafa Ateş | Zendy; Abuzer Dirican | Zendy; Burak Işık | Zendy; Seazi Yılmaz | Zendy

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Laparoscopic management of an isolated primary omental hydatid cyst: A case report and literature review

Author(s) -

Mustafa Ateş,

Abuzer Dirican,

Burak Işık,

Seazi Yılmaz

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of surgery case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.232

H-Index - 19

ISSN - 2210-2612

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2011.01.007

Subject(s) - medicine , hydatid cyst , cyst , laparoscopy , echinococcosis , quadrant (abdomen) , abdominal pain , surgery , ultrasonography , computed tomography , radiology , abdominal ultrasonography , general surgery

Primary isolated omental hydatid cysts are extremely rare. Usually, omental hydatid cysts are secondary, either resulting from spontaneous spread of cysts or occurring after operations involving hydatidosis in other regions. Here, we report a case of a primary isolated omental hydatid cyst treated with a laparoscopic approach. We report a 16-year-old female who admitted to hospital with right upper quadrant pain. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) revealed a cyst located between the liver and right kidney. The cyst was enucleated from the omentum and removed with a laparoscopic approach. Histopathologic examination revealed a hydatid cyst. There was no recurrence during 3 years of follow-up. Primary isolated omental hydatid disease should be considered in patients in endemic regions with intra-abdominal cysts. Laparoscopic surgery seems to be effective and safe for hydatid cysts in accessible locations.

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