Traumatic rupture of a solitary splenic hydatid cyst: A case report

Summary: The rupture of an Echinococcus granulosus hydatid cyst in the spleen due to trauma is a rare event. In this case report we describe the case of a 39-year-old Lebanese male victim of a motor vehicle accident with a ruptured solitary splenic hydatid cyst discovered by CT scan and excised duri...

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Main Authors: Moustafa Lakis, Edith Hanna, Michael G. Noujaim, George Abi Saad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644015000023