Primary pancreatic hydatid cyst: a case report and literature review

BMC Gastroenterology

Yilei Wu¹  Xiaojiong Yu²  Wei Xiong²  Jun Gong²  Xiangyu Lu² 

[1] Department of Medical Records Statistics, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 611731, Chengdu, Sichuan, China;The Second Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 611731, Chengdu, Sichuan, China;Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, 610072, Chengdu, Sichuan, China;

关键词: Pancreas;    Hydatid cyst;    Diagnosis;    Treatment;    Case report;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12876-021-01753-1

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundHydatid cysts are parasitic zoonoses that often occur in the liver. Pancreatic hydatid cysts are very rare and are usually misdiagnosed as pancreatic cystadenomas. At present, surgical resection combined with albendazole administration is the standard treatment for pancreatic hydatid cysts. However, making accurate preoperative diagnoses and avoiding intraoperative cystic rupture are challenges for surgeons.Case presentationA 28-year-old woman from the pastoral area presented to the surgical office complaining of abdominal pain and new-onset jaundice that began 9 days earlier. An enhanced computed tomography scan demonstrated a 6.0 × 5.3 cm pancreatic head cystic mass that compressed the common bile duct and induced choledochectasia. The preoperative diagnosis was pancreatic head cystadenoma, and laparotomic pancreaticoduodenectomy was initiated successfully. The intra- and postoperative diagnosis was pancreatic hydatid cyst. The patient was discharged uneventfully 7 days after the operation. A 1-year course of albendazole (15 mg/kg/day) was admitted.ConclusionPancreatic hydatid cysts are rare and often misdiagnosed as other types of cysts. History of living in an area in which the causative organism is endemic and positive anti-echinococcus IgG antibody status could help with the diagnosis. Radical resection combined with oral albendazole administration is the standard treatment for pancreatic hydatid cysts. Avoiding perioperative cystic rupture and abdominal echinococcosis implantation metastasis is crucial for the success of the operation.

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