Primary Peritoneal Hydatid Cyst Presenting as Ovarian Cyst Torsion: A Rare Case Report
Published: August 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6397
Kavitha Gandhiraman, Renukadevi Balakrishnan, Rathna Ramamoorthy, Raja Rajeshwari
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
4. Head of the Department, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Kavitha Gandhiraman,
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute,
Madurai, Tamil Nadu-625009, India.
E-mail: kavithag_17@yahoo.com
Hydatid cyst disease is a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus, E.multilocularis or E.Vogli. The most common primary site is liver (75%) followed by lungs (5-15%) and other organs constitute 10-20%. Peritoneal hydatid cysts are very rare especially primary peritoneal hydatid. Secondary peritoneal hydatid cysts are relatively common, which usually occurs due to rupture of primary hepatic hydatid cyst. We present a rare case of large primary peritoneal hydatid cyst misdiagnosed as torsion of ovarian cyst that underwent Laparotomy with cyst excision and postoperative Albendazole therapy.
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