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Minimal access surgery for multiorgan hydatid cysts

Author(s) -

PankajK Mishra,

Amit Agrawal,

Milind Joshi,

Beejal Sanghvi,

Rahul Gupta,

SandeshV 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.

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