PERCUTANEOUS ASPIRATION-INJECTION-REASPIRATION (PAIR) THERAPY FOR SOLITARY SPLENIC HYDATID CYST: A CASE REPORT AND CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Z. Elmouatassim
, Y. El Fellah
, A. Conde
, Y. Hama
, O. Belkouchi
, H. Elmalki
, L. Ifrine
and A. Belkouchi
- Department of General Surgery A, UHC Ibn Sina, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
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Splenic hydatidosis is a rare disease caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. Here, we report a case of a 68-year-old patient with a single splenic hydatid cyst, discovered incidentally on an ultrasound. The patient presented with left upper quadrant pain, but was otherwise asymptomatic. Imaging studies confirmed the diagnosis of a 13.7 x 14.3 x 11.6 cm splenic hydatid cyst. The patient underwent a puncture-aspiration-injection and reaspiration (PAIR) procedure with scolicidal agents and drainage, which confirmed the presence of viable scolex. The patient was then treated with albendazole, which led to a significant clinical and radiological improvement.
[Z. Elmouatassim, Y. El Fellah, A. Conde, Y. Hama, O. Belkouchi, H. Elmalki, L. Ifrine and A. Belkouchi (2023); PERCUTANEOUS ASPIRATION-INJECTION-REASPIRATION (PAIR) THERAPY FOR SOLITARY SPLENIC HYDATID CYST: A CASE REPORT AND CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS Int. J. of Adv. Res. 11 (Mar). 1201-1203] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Department of general surgery A , UHC Ibn Sina, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Morocco
