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 Case reportPrimary abdominal hydatid cyst presenting in emergency as appendicular mass: a case reportUtpal De  Dept of Surgery, Medical College Hospital, 88, College Street, Kolkata 78, India  author email corresponding author email
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009,
4:13doi:10.1186/1749-7922-4-13 Abstract
Hydatid disease, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a common parasitic infection of the liver. Disseminated intra-abdominal hydatid disease may occur following rupture of the hydatid cyst into the peritoneal cavity, producing secondary echinococcosis. Rarely cyst may develop de-novo in the peritoneal cavity without involvement of any other intra-abdominal organs. We present a unique case of 56-year-old woman with a primary intraabdominal hydatid cyst in the right iliac fossa masquerading as appendicular lump. | 
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