Hydatid cyst in head of pancreas presenting with obstructive jaundice
Sinha, A.N.; Rao, A.S.; Vyas, H.G.
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology 16(1): 32
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0254-8860 PMID: 9167380 Document Number: 479687
The case is reported of a 22-year-old woman in India who presented with progressive jaundice, itching and dull ache in the upper abdomen of 2 months duration. Ultrasonography showed a thick-walled cyst in the pancreas (4.3 cm x 4.6 cm). Repeat ultrasonography showed another small cyst in the posterosuperior aspect of the right lobe of the liver. Upon operation, a cystic lesion about 5 cm in diameter was found at the head of the pancreas protruding from its posterior surface, with dilatation of the proximal common bile duct. The cyst contained daughter cysts. Excision of the cyst with choledochoduodenostomy was performed and the patient made an uneventful recovery. Histology confirmed a diagnosis of hydatid.