[Echinococcosis in pregnancy. A rare differential diagnosis in cystic intra-abdominal tumors in pregnancy].

Pregnancy and intraabdominal masses rarely cointcidate. Therapeutical consequences are associated with possible complications such as intraabdominal pain, torquation of cystic tumors, rupture of cystic masses and pelvic inflammation. In less than 5% of the cases a malignant process during pregnancy can be expected. Prior to therapy of intraabdominal masses patients from typical endemic areas ought to be checked up for parasitic infections such as cystic echinococcosis treated specifically. Based on the following case report we present the epidemiology, diagnosis and therapy of cystics echinococcosis in pregnancy.