Recurrent Primary Spinal Hydatid Cyst

• Main Authors: Okan Turk, Nuriye Guzin Ozdemir, ibrahim Burak Atci, Salim Katar, Hakan Yilmaz, Veysel Antar, Mehmet Yaman, Ersal Karakas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cukurova University 2015-03-01
• Series: Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
• Subjects: Cyst hydatid; recurrence; thoracic spine
• Online Access: http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=183825

Primary hydatid disease of spine is rare and spinal hydatitosis constitute only 1% of all hydatitosis. We report a case of recurrent primary intraspinal extradural hydatid cyst of the thoracic region causing progressive paraparesis. The patient was operated 16 years ago for primary spinal hydatid disease involvement and was instrumented dorsally for stabilization. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of thoracic spine showed a cystic lesion at T11-12 level and compressed spinal cord posterolaterally. Intraspinal cyst was excised through T11-12 laminectomy which made formerly. The early postoperative period showed a progressive improvement of his neurological deficit and he was discharged with antihelmintic treatment consisting of albendazole and amoxicillin-sulbactam combination. [Cukurova Med J 2015; 40(Suppl 1): 84-89]