PRIMARY HYDATID CYST OF THE PANCREAS

Background: Pancreatic primary hydatic cysts are rare not to say exceptional, with their incidence in large series being only 0.2% to 0.3% Setting: General Surgery Service Pablo Luis Mirizzi of the National Hospital of Clinics, Allende Sanatorium and Caraffa Clinic of Cordoba. Desingn: Retrospective and cooperative. Methods: Between December 2000 and December 2019, 9 patients with primary pancreatic hydatic have been treated surgically, with 5 of the male sex and the remaining four of the female sex, with an average age of 39.4 years. In relation to the clinic, all patients had abdominal pain, accompanied by vomiting, bloating and fever. In three they had a palpable abdominal mass. All were asked for laboratory and hydatic tests, highlighting in 6 of the 9 patients tested positive.