Open AccessMinimal access surgery for multiorgan hydatid cysts
Author(s) -
Pankaj Kumar Mishra,
Amit Agrawal,
Medha Joshi,
Beejal Sanghvi,
Rahul Gupta,
Sandesh Parelkar
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.59362
Subject(s) - medicine , echinococcus granulosus , paediatric surgery , lung , spleen , surgery , taenia , cystic echinococcosis , hydatid cyst , echinococcus , general surgery , echinococcosis , cyst , helminths , immunology , biology , zoology
Multiorgan hydatid cysts caused by larval growth of Echinococcus granulosus, is a rare condition in paediatric age group. There are very few reports of management of multiorgan hydatid cysts, involving lung, liver, and spleen by minimally invasive approach in paediatric age group. Herewith, we are reporting a case of hydatid cysts involving lung, liver, and spleen in a six-year-old child managed by minimally invasive surgery along with the review of literature.