Costamagna Daniela, Maiocchi Roberto, Zampogna Annunziatino, Alonzo Amedeo, Ambrosini Roberta, Stecco Alessandro, Mercalli Francesca
Second Division of General Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Case Rep Med. 2010;2010. doi: 10.1155/2010/714106. Epub 2010 Aug 8.
Secondary peritoneal hydatidosis is caused by spontaneous or iatrogenic rupture of hepatic echinococcal cysts. We describe the case of a 65-year-old Tunisian male patient with previous history of liver hydatidosis who presented to our attention with subocclusive status. Imaging revealed a retrovesical hydatid cyst, adherent to the sigmoid colon. The treatment of choice was surgical removal of the cyst and the sigmoid colon. The patient is now being closely followed up.