Traumatic rupture of liver hydatid cysts into the peritoneal cavity of an 11-year-old boy: a case report from Iran

Traumatic rupture of liver hydatid cysts into the peritoneal cavity of an 11-year-old boy: a case report from Iran

Abstract This is the first published case report of an 11-year-old patient with a rupture of a liver hydatid cyst (HC) into the peritoneal cavity after an abdominal trauma in Iran. The disease was diagnosed using focused abdominal sonography for trauma. To date, no cases of traumatic ruptures of liv...

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Main Authors: Sadaf Sabzevari, Alireza Badirzadeh, Reza Shahkaram, Mohammad Seyyedin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Hydatid cyst
Trauma
Echinococcus granulosus
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017000600864&lng=en&tlng=en

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