Title of article
Widespread Hydatidosis of Sacroiliac Bones and Retroperitoneum A Case Report
Author/Authors
Zhianpour, M Department of Radiology - Al-Zahra Hospital - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , Basiratnia, R Department of Radiology - Al-Zahra Hospital - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
Pages
3
From page
25
To page
27
Abstract
Hydatiddisease isoneofthe oldestdiseasesknowntohumankind. In85-95%of
thecases,theliverand/orthelungsareinvolvedandonly5-15%ofotherorgans.
The case presented here is a 38-year-old man with hydatid disease of lower lumbar
vertebrae,sacrum,lumbosacralspinalcanal,andleftiliacbone;withextensiontoretroperitoneum
and piriformis, sacrospinalis, iliacus, iliopsoas, and quadratus lumbarum muscles;
without involvement of liver or lung, as diagnosed byMRI andCT scan and confirmedby
surgery.
Keywords
hydatid cyst , echinococcosis , skeletal hydatidosis
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2004
Record number
2434885
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