Open AccessIntraluminal cecal hydatid cyst presented as chronic intestinal obstruction
Author(s) -
Smita B Pawar,
Nandkumar V Dravid,
Dhananjay V Newadkar,
Nilam D Ahire
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5070.122149
Subject(s) - medicine , hydatid cyst , lesion , differential diagnosis , malignancy , caecum , barium meal , abdominal pain , cyst , radiology , gastroenterology , surgery , pathology
A 70-year-old male presenting with abdominal pain was clinically diagnosed to have chronic intestinal obstruction due to lesion in ileo-cecal junction based on barium meal follow through. He underwent right hemicolectomy and the lesion was ascertained to be an intraluminal hydatid cyst in the caecum. Intraluminal cecal hydatid cysts can mimic malignancy on radiological investigations. It should be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with intestinal obstruction in endemic regions for hydatid disease.