Multimodal Treatment of a Spontaneously Ruptured Echinococcus Cyst of the Spleen and Its Complications

Sévérine De Bruijn; Annick De Weerdt; Glenn Broeckx; Maarten Spinhoven; Rudi De Paep; Dominique Robert; Niels Komen; Philippe G. Jorens

doi:10.1155/crgm/6657981

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine (Jan 2025)

Multimodal Treatment of a Spontaneously Ruptured Echinococcus Cyst of the Spleen and Its Complications

Sévérine De Bruijn,
Annick De Weerdt,
Glenn Broeckx,
Maarten Spinhoven,
Rudi De Paep,
Dominique Robert,
Niels Komen,
Philippe G. Jorens

Affiliations

Sévérine De Bruijn: Department of Intensive Care Medicine
Annick De Weerdt: Department of Intensive Care Medicine
Glenn Broeckx: Department of Pathology
Maarten Spinhoven: Department of Radiology
Rudi De Paep: Department of Intensive Care Medicine
Dominique Robert: Department of Intensive Care Medicine
Niels Komen: Department of Abdominal and Reconstructive Surgery
Philippe G. Jorens: Department of Intensive Care Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/crgm/6657981
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2025

Abstract

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Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of prompt surgical intervention and the management of hypernatremia in patients with ruptured splenic hydatid cysts.

Published in Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine

ISSN: 2090-6528 (Print); 2090-6536 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/3142

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