Primary lumbosacral intradural hydatid cyst in a child

Primary lumbosacral intradural hydatid cyst in a child

Primary spinal hydatid cyst is very rare lesion aff ecting less than 1% of the total cases of the hydatid disease. In this study, we report a case of spinal hydatid in a 5-year old boy presented with a history of backache, leg pain, difficulty in walking, and bowel and bladder incontinence for 4 mon...

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Main Authors: Sujeet Kumar Shukla, Vivek Sharma, Kulwant Singh, Adarsh Trivedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2010-07-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
Subjects:
hydatid disease
intradural
laminectomy
spinal
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-3147.71727
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Summary:Primary spinal hydatid cyst is very rare lesion aff ecting less than 1% of the total cases of the hydatid disease. In this study, we report a case of spinal hydatid in a 5-year old boy presented with a history of backache, leg pain, difficulty in walking, and bowel and bladder incontinence for 4 months. An intradural nonenhancing cystic lesion was detected using magnetic resonance imaging from L4 to sacral region, and histopathological findings were suggestive of hydatid cyst.
ISSN:0976-3147
0976-3155

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