Vertebral ecchinococcosis

A 14 year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital with lower back pain, paraparesis and loss of sphincter control. The findings of the vertebral CT and MRI showed cystic tumors in the lumbosacral region with paravertebral lesions so he underwent to neurosurgery: laminectomy, cystectomy and ver...

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Autores: Venegas, Luis, Peña, Eloy, Kcomt, Mikaela, Mujica, Mijail
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Perú
Institución:Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna
Repositorio:Revista de la Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:medicinainterna.net.pe:article/70
Acceso en línea:https://revistamedicinainterna.net/index.php/spmi/article/view/70
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hidatidosis
Echinococccus granulosus
columna vertebral
Hydatid disease
Echinococccus granulosu
spine
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Sumario:A 14 year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital with lower back pain, paraparesis and loss of sphincter control. The findings of the vertebral CT and MRI showed cystic tumors in the lumbosacral region with paravertebral lesions so he underwent to neurosurgery: laminectomy, cystectomy and vertebral fixation. The final diagnosis was equinococcosis.