Khurram Niaz, Urooj Khan, Mehboob Qadir.
Calcified splenic hydatidosis: a rare presentation.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;5(1):194-6.

Hydatid disease is known since ancient times and mostly caused by a cestode named as echinococcus granulosis. It’s worldwide in distribution but common in endemic areas of Middle East, India, newzeland and Australia. It affects all age groups and both sexes with equal frequency1. Liver and lungs are the most commonly involved visceras.Splenic Hydatid is a rare manifestation of the disease (2-3.5%). Speculated route of spread is either arterial or retrograde venous which avoids the liver and lungs2. We are presenting a case of isolated splenic hydatidosis which was having atypical presentation, sorted out with the help of radiological and operative detail correlation. Case was managed by splenectomy.

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