Giant Hydatid Cyst of the Liver: A Case Report

Mountassir Moujahid, Issam Enna-Faa, Mohamed Ghari, Issam Raissouni, Moulay Hassan Tahiri

Department of General Surgery, 5th Military Hospital, Guelmim, Morocco.
Department of Radiology, 5th Military Hospital, Guelmim, Morocco.
Department of Reanimation, 5th Military Hospital, Guelmim, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2014.51001                

Abstract

It is a cosmopolitan disease due to the embryonic shape of taenia of the dog echinococcosis granulosis. It is the disease which puts a real problem of public health in our country. We report a case of giant hydatid cyst of the liver.

Keywords

Hydatic Disease; Liver Hydatic; Echinococcosis Granulosis; Diagnostic and Treatment

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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