Year 2017 / Volume 109 / Number 3
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Portal hydatid with secondary cavernomatosis

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Mª Belén Rodríguez Sanz, Mª del Mar Roldán Cuena, Carlos Alberto Blanco Álvarez, Raúl Sánchez Jiménez,

Abstract
The hydatid cyst is a parasitic infection included within the category of zoonoses, in which there exists a direct or indirect relation with animals, particularly with dogs. We report a clinical case of a patient who has undergone surgery of hydatid cyst in the right hepatic lobe. Seven years later the patient presents hydatid cyst in portal vein with secondary cavernomatosis, which is a rare complication. There are few cases described in the literature. The symtomatology presented by hydatid cyst is variable and the diagnosis is made by ultrasonography, TC and/or RNM. The treatment of choice is the surgical removal of the cyst, prior to surgery Albendazol must be administered for 1-2 weeks and be maintained for 4 more weeks after surgery.
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Received: 04/02/2016

Accepted: 14/05/2016

Published: 28/02/2017

Article revision time: 89 days

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