Open AccessA wandering spleen with hydatid cyst in 16 weeks pregnancy a rare combination- A case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
Ashwani Gupta,
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Ashish Kumar,
Yatindra Kashid,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2395-7565
DOI - 10.31254/jmr.2021.7502
Subject(s) - wandering spleen , maldevelopment , echinococcus granulosus , spleen , medicine , echinococcus , pregnancy , parasitic infection , hydatid cyst , cyst , surgery , echinococcosis , anatomy , biology , splenectomy , immunology , zoology , genetics
Wandering spleen is a rare clinical entity with less than 500 cases reported in literature, with incidence of less than 0.2%, characterised by presence of a spleen in a position other than of its normal i.e. left hypochondrium, due to hypermobility of spleen which result either from laxity or maldevelopment of its suspensory ligaments. Only few cases of wandering spleen with pregnancy have been documented in the literature. Echinococcosis (hydatid cyst) is a zoonotic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus parasite larva. Man is an accidental intermediate host in the life cycle of parasite. We report a rare case of a wandering spleen with a hydatid cyst, presenting with recurrent abdominal pain and abdominal mass with 16 weeks pregnancy.