Management of a pancreatic tail hydatid cyst: a case report.
Hydatid cyst
case report
conservative surgery
diabetes
pancreatic tail
Journal
The Pan African medical journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
Titre abrégé: Pan Afr Med J
Pays: Uganda
ID NLM: 101517926
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
22
04
2023
accepted:
01
07
2023
medline:
1
11
2023
pubmed:
4
10
2023
entrez:
4
10
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The case report describes a 73-year-old woman, with a history of diabetes, who presented with left hypochondrium pain. Interrogation revealed a long-term history of living with Echinococcus granulosus endemic area, associated to close contact with sheep and dogs. Upon physical examination, a painless mass of the left hypochondrium, fixed to the deep plane. Abdominal ultrasonography (USG) showed a 9 cm encapsulated mass in contact with the tail of the pancreas. Further investigation was carried out by performing an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showing: large cystic mass with a partially calcified thickened wall, containing multiple vesicles, measuring 11.5 cm, located at the tail of the pancreas. The patient was put under Albendazole for a week and then operated on. During laparotomy, a hydatid cyst was located in the tail of the pancreas. Conservative treatment was done sparing the healthy pancreatic parenchyma and avoiding major surgery for a diabetic patient.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37790154
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2023.45.124.40172
pii: PAMJ-45-124
pmc: PMC10543911
doi:
Substances chimiques
Albendazole
F4216019LN
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
124Informations de copyright
Copyright: Anis Hasnaoui et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interests.
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