Open AccessLiver hydatid cyst with cutaneous fistulization to the right breast: a case report, management, and literature review
Author(s) -
El Khoury Mansour,
El Asmar Antoine,
Dib Wissam,
Creidi Elie,
Yehia Madeleine,
Hajj Imad
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.999
Subject(s) - medicine , hydatid cyst , echinococcus granulosus , complication , conservative management , surgery , cyst , helminthiasis , general surgery , pathology , zoology , biology
Key Clinical Message Echinococcus granulosus is the most common tapeworm causing hydatid disease in humans. Its least‐encountered complication is cutaneous fistulization. Omentoplasty, cyst, and fistulous tract drainage revealed successful in the management of this complication. Such intervention can be an alternative when conservative management fails, and a minimally aggressive procedure is required.