Ruptured splenic hydatid cyst

Qiang Guo; Huajin Liu; Guojie Wang

Heliyon (Jul 2024)

Ruptured splenic hydatid cyst

Qiang Guo,
Huajin Liu,
Guojie Wang

Affiliations

Qiang Guo: 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.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 13
p. e33701

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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.

Published in Heliyon

ISSN: 2405-8440 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Science (General); Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)
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