Aghaei Arman, Khalaj Alireza, Divanbeigi Ashkan
MD. General surgeon, Department of surgery, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
MD. Associate professor of general surgery, Department of Surgery, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2013 Aug;27(3):153-6.
Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus (larval form) in humans with lesionsmost frequently encountered in the liver and lungs. It can rarely involve extra-hepatic organs. It is endemicin some regions of Iran. The omental hydatid cyst is a very rare manifestation of the disease. This report presentsthe interesting case of a very large omental hydatid cyst.
包虫病是由细粒棘球绦虫(幼虫形式)引起的一种人类寄生虫感染,病变最常发生于肝脏和肺,很少累及肝外器官。该病在伊朗的一些地区呈地方性流行。大网膜包虫囊肿是该病非常罕见的一种表现形式。本报告介绍了一例非常大的大网膜包虫囊肿的有趣病例。