Rodríguez Sanz Mª Belén, Roldán Cuena Mª Del Mar, Blanco Álvarez Carlos Alberto, Sánchez Jiménez Raúl
Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Complejo Asistencial Avila, España.
Servicio de Cirugia General, Complejo Asistencial de Ávila.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2017 Mar;109(3):218-219.
The hydatid cyst is a parasitic infection included within the category of zoonoses, in which there exists a direct or indirect relation with animals, particularly with dogs. We report a clinical case of a patient who has undergone surgery of hydatid cyst in the right hepatic lobe. Seven years later the patient presents hydatid cyst in portal vein with secondary cavernomatosis, which is a rare complication. There are few cases described in the literature. The symtomatology presented by hydatid cyst is variable and the diagnosis is made by ultrasonography, TC and/or RNM. The treatment of choice is the surgical removal of the cyst, prior to surgery Albendazol must be administered for 1-2 weeks and be maintained for 4 more weeks after surgery.
