[Rare complication of echinococcosis in clinical practice]. / Redkoe oslozhnenie ekhinokokkoza.

The authors report retroperitoneal echinococcosis with destruction of the bodies and left transverse processes of L4-5 vertebrae, recurrence and pathological fracture of L4-5 vertebrae with secondary spinal stenosis and left-sided monoparesis. Retroperitoneal echinococcectomy, pericystectomy, decompressive laminectomy L5 and foraminotomy L5-S1 on the left were performed. Therapy with albendazole was prescribed in postoperative period.

[A rare localization of echinococcal cysts]. / Redkoe sochetanie lokalizatsii ékhinokokkovykh kist.

Surgical treatment of a patient with liver and spleen echinococcosis is presented in the article. A patient 21-year-old is native of the Astrakhan region with anamnesis of disease about one year. Previously, patient underwent surgery for echinococcosis of the right lung. Five months later patient was operated again. Pericystectomy of localized liver cysts and spleen resection were performed.