Isolated hydatid cyst of spleen with cystocolic fistula: An unusual case | Zendy

RaviKumar Garg | Zendy; Aseem Katyal | Zendy; SaritaRani Bishnoi | Zendy; Amit Dahiya | Zendy

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Isolated hydatid cyst of spleen with cystocolic fistula: An unusual case

Author(s) -

RaviKumar Garg,

Aseem Katyal,

SaritaRani Bishnoi,

Amit Dahiya

Publication year - 2018

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/tp.tp_63_17

Subject(s) - hydatid cyst , spleen , echinococcus granulosus , cyst , echinococcus , pathology , medicine , echinococcosis , biology , immunology , zoology

Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic disease caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. Humans are incidental intermediate host. Liver and lungs are most common sites involved in hydatid cyst. Spleen, kidney, central nervous system, thyroid, breast are other rare sites. Here we present a unique case of a 48 yr female having isolated hydatid cyst of spleen, with the cyst having ruptured into the splenic flexure of colon.

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