Spleen-sparing excision of giant splenic hydatid cyst

• Main Authors: L. Jarray (Author), M. Boughdir (Author), W. Maamatou (Author), A. Daid (Author), R. Ben Abdallah (Author), S. Tlili (Author), Y. Hellal (Author), Y. Gharbi (Author), N. Kaabar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Splenic echinococcosis is a rare disease even in endemic regions such as the Mediterranean. The organs most involved are the liver and the lungs. However, other organs can be affected, such as the spleen. To our knowledge, primary involvement of the spleen is very rare, and a few cases...