Moulay Omar Lamrani1 Author

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Hydatid Cyst of Limb Soft Tissues

Author(s):

Omar Lazrek, El Mehdi Sabri1, Rida Allah Bassir1,2, Moulay Omar Lamrani1, Mohammed Kharmaz1, Mustapha Mahfoud1, Ahmed Bardouni1, Mohamed Salah Berrada1 and Moncef Boufettal1,2

 

Purpose of the study:  Hydatidosis is a parasitic disease caused by the larval form of tapeworm Echinococcus granulosis. Diagnosis is based on interview, clinic and imaging data. This study aims to identify the clinical, paraclinical, therapeutic and evolutionary features of hydatid cyst of the soft tissues in the limbs.

Materials and methods: Our retrospective study focused on a series of 11 cases of soft-tissue hydatid cyst, collected at the Orthopedic Traumatology Department of the IBN SINA Rabat Hospital, over a period of 13 years, between 2004 and 2017.

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