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Turk J Gastroenterol 2014; 25: 88-91
Spontaneous giant splenic hydatid cyst rupture causing fatal anaphylactic shock: A case report and brief literature review Sedat Belli2, Sami Akbulut1, Gürcan Erbay3, Nazım Emrah Koçer4 Department of General Surgery, Diyarbakır Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey Department of General Surgery, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey 3 Department of Radiology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey 4 Department of Pathology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey 1 2
ABSTRACT
Case Report
Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection characterized by cyst formation in any organ, although the liver and lungs are most commonly involved. Hydatid disease of the spleen is uncommon, representing
