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Liver hydatid cyst with cutaneous fistulization to the right breast: a case report, management, and literature review.

Mansour El KhouryAntoine El AsmarWissam DibElie CreidiMadeleine YehiaImad Hajj
Published in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Echinococcus granulosus is the most common tapeworm causing hydatid disease in humans. Its least-encountered complication is cutaneous fistulization. Omentoplasty, cyst, and fistulous tract drainage revealed successful in the management of this complication. Such intervention can be an alternative when conservative management fails, and a minimally aggressive procedure is required.
Keyphrases
  • randomized controlled trial
  • minimally invasive