Primary para-vertebral hydatid cyst in the sub-occipital area of the neck: an unusual case of echinococcosis

Primary para-vertebral hydatid cyst in the sub-occipital area of the neck: an unusual case of echinococcosis

Abstract Background Hydatid disease is a parasitic infectious disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. The parasite can form cysts in any part of the body with the liver and lung being the most commonly involved organs. It can rarely occur in other organs like the muscle, bone, pericardium, myocar...

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Main Authors: Dar Parvez Mohi Ud Din, Wani Afshan Anjum, Malik Liaqat Ahmad, Kirmani Altaf Rehman, Gorsi Bashir Ahmad, Wani Naveed Gulshan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Hydatid cyst
Parasite
Para-vertebral space
Surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41984-018-0015-6

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