1. Dumbbell hydatid cyst of the spine
- Author
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Mansour Parvaresh, H. Moin, and J. B. Miles
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Abdominal pain ,Thoracic Vertebrae ,Postoperative Complications ,Spinal cord compression ,Echinococcosis ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Humans ,Cyst ,Neurologic Examination ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Spinal cord ,medicine.disease ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Surgery ,Hypertonic saline ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Abdomen ,Spinal Diseases ,Neurology (clinical) ,Dumbbell ,Girdle pain ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Spinal Cord Compression ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
We describe a case of dumbbell hydatid cyst of the T(10) pedicle. This cyst had both extradural and retroperitoneal components,leading to spinal cord compression and abdominal pain. Following surgical excision and irrigation with hypertonic saline the patient made a full recovery, and is recurrence-free after 18 months follow-up.
- Published
- 1996