Hydatid disease of the vermiform appendix
Middle East Journal of Emergency Medicine [The]. 2007; 7 (1): 35-36
in English
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| ID: emr-84543
ABSTRACT
A 50-year old woman came with a six-month history of a right iliac fossa painful palpable mass. Abdominal ultrasonography and computerized tomography revealed a calcified cystic mass. At laparotomy, the cystic mass was an enlarged appendix, containing a hydatid cyst without any other organ involvement. This is a rare manifestation of this disease
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Appendix
/
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Albendazole
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Cecal Diseases
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Echinococcus granulosus
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Abdomen
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Middle East J. Emerg. Med.
Year:
2007
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