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  Giant Primary Hydatid Cyst of Spleen—A Rare Clinical Entity

  By DHARMENDRA KUMAR PIPAL, Saurabh Kothari, Poojan Purohit, Anupam Bhargava, Vibha Pipal

  Abstract: Hydatid cyst (echinococcosis) is a zoonotic disease, caused by infestation of larval form of parasite of tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus (eg). Humans are infected through faeco-oral route by the ingestion of food and milk, contaminated by dog faeces containing the ova of parasite or by direct contact with dog. Liver is the commonly involved organ (57.8%) followed by the lungs (26.4%). The kidneys, spleen, brain, soft tissues of neck, appendix and …

  Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 21–24 Read article →