Hydatid cyst-colonic fistula: an exceptional complication
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20160820Keywords:
Hydatid cyst, Complications, Fistula, ColonAbstract
Hydatid disease is a worldwide zoonosis and is localized in the liver in most cases. Its complications are numerous and include those related to the compression of adjacent viscera, infection of the cyst's contents or perforation of the cyst. Spontaneous rupture of the hepatic hydatid cyst into colon is an extremely rare complication. The communication is, typically, not discovered until surgery. We present a case of a liver hydatid cyst communicating with the hepatic flexure of colon. The surgical treatment of the lesion and its complications was complex but successful and included partial cystectomy with prolonged external tube drainage.
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