Jan Zaka Ullah, Ahmed Nisar, Khan Muhammad Yunas, Samin Yusra, Sohail Rija
Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Oct;111:108771. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108771. Epub 2023 Sep 9.
Hydatid cysts are zoonoses caused by Echinococcus granulosus. It can affect any part of the body. The most common sites are the liver and lungs. Hydatid cyst of the hepatopancreatic groove is rare and to the best of our knowledge, this has not been reported in the literature before.
We present a case of a young male patient who presented with abdomimal pain and jaundice. His workup revealed a hydatid cyst in the hepatopancreatic groove. Surgery for the hydatid cyst was done and the postoperative course was uneventful.
Hepatopancreatic groove is an atypical site for a hydatid cyst. The main symptoms of a patient include vomiting, discomfort as well as pain in the epigastrium. The diagnostic imaging techniques include an ultrasound, CT scan as well as an MRI. Definitive treatment includes the cyst to be surgically removed.
Hydatid cyst of the hepatopancreatic groove is rare. The diagnosis is usually not very easy and imaging can help in this regard. Surgery is the treatment modality of choice.
包虫囊肿是由细粒棘球绦虫引起的人畜共患病。它可累及身体的任何部位。最常见的部位是肝脏和肺。肝胰沟包虫囊肿较为罕见，据我们所知，此前文献中尚无相关报道。
我们报告一例年轻男性患者，表现为腹痛和黄疸。检查发现肝胰沟有一个包虫囊肿。对该包虫囊肿进行了手术，术后过程顺利。
肝胰沟是包虫囊肿的非典型部位。患者的主要症状包括呕吐、上腹部不适以及疼痛。诊断性成像技术包括超声、CT扫描以及MRI。明确的治疗方法包括手术切除囊肿。
肝胰沟包虫囊肿罕见。诊断通常并非易事，成像检查在这方面会有所帮助。手术是首选的治疗方式。
