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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Gastrointestinal Infections 2023; 13(01): 046-047
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1768147
Images in GI Infection

Images in GI Infection: Common Cyst at an Uncommon Location: Hydatid Cyst of Lesser Omentum

Vibhu Jain
1   Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Abuji Kishore
1   Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Santhosh Irrinki
1   Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Yashwant Raj Sakaray
1   Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Abstract

Hydatid disease is a parasitic disease caused most commonly by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Treatment options can range from observation to radical excision of the cyst. The most common site is the liver, and the most common extra-hepatic location is the lung. We present a rare case of a 22-year-old male, who presented with complaints of right upper quadrant abdominal pain for a duration of 3 months, which on evaluation was associated with eosinophilia and radiological imaging revealed an extra-hepatic hydatid cyst arising from the lesser omentum. Pericystectomy was performed, and the postoperative course was grossly uneventful. The cut section of the cyst and the final histopathological study confirmed the diagnosis. There are very few case reports in the literature of isolated omental hydatidosis, and we present one such unique case.

Keywords

hydatid cyst - uncommon location - lesser omentum

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Written consent was obtained from the patient.


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Ethical approval was taken from the institute's ethics board.


Authors' Contribution

V.J.: preparation of manuscript and data collection; A.K.: preparation of manuscript and data collection; S.I.: conceptualization and supervision; Y.R.S: patient management, conceptualization, and supervision.


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Publication History

Received: 09 January 2023

Accepted: 27 January 2023

Article published online:
22 September 2023

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