Department of Radiology, The First People's Hospital of Kashi Prefecture, Kashi Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 844000, China
Huajin Liu
Department of Radiology, The First People's Hospital of Kashi Prefecture, Kashi Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 844000, China; Department of Radiology, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 51900, China
Guojie Wang
Department of Radiology, The First People's Hospital of Kashi Prefecture, Kashi Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 844000, China; Department of Radiology, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 51900, China; Corresponding author. Department of Radiology, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 52 East Meihua Rd., Zhuhai City, 519000, China.
Hydatid cysts of the spleen are rare. Our report details a case wherein an 8-year-old boy with a ruptured splenic hydatid cyst suffered ongoing abdominal pain and shock. Computed Tomography (CT) imaging showed an irregular cyst at the spleen's lower edge with a “floating membranes” sign. Emergency surgery was performed to remove the hydatid cyst and repair the ruptured spleen. During follow-up, the patient was treated with Albendazole orally for 12 months.
