Splenic hydatid cyst: is splenectomy necessary?
Abstract: The spleen is a rare location for hydatid cysts with the larvae reaching the site after escaping the hepatic and pulmonary filters. For most surgeons, splenectomy is the primary treatment in such cases which aims at eradicating the disease while decreasing the chances of recurrence by removing the intact cyst. While this is true, the risks of other two parasitic infections are increased, namely malaria and babesiosis. In the case presented here, the spleen was preserved after extirpating the cyst to keep the patient’s immunity against malaria, which is endemic in our region.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Splenic hydatid cyst: is splenectomy necessary? ; volume:53 ; number:2 ; year:2008 ; pages:211-214 ; extent:4
Acta parasitologica ; 53, Heft 2 (2008), 211-214 (gesamt 4)
- Creator
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Rabie, Mohammad
Al-Naami, Awaji
Arishi, Abdul
Ageeli, Hussein
Al-Harbi, Nasser
Shaban, Abdul
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10.2478/s11686-008-0031-x
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2405081622063.479924372833
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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14.08.2025, 10:58 AM CEST
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- Rabie, Mohammad
- Al-Naami, Awaji
- Arishi, Abdul
- Ageeli, Hussein
- Al-Harbi, Nasser
- Shaban, Abdul
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