Spontaneous rupture of hydatid cyst due to strain-defecation

We report a case of strain-induced spontaneous rupture of hydatid cyst. Hydatid cyst rupture was diagnosed in a 19-year-old girl who presented with swelling and pain in the the right upper quadrant of sudden onset after straining for defecation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Koray Daş, Selim Sözen, Abdurrahman Selçuk Uzun, Ebru Menekşe, Faruk Karateke, Ilhan Bali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Acute Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618913600372