Retroperitoneal Cyst: An Uncommon Presentation of Filariasis
Primary retroperitoneal parasitic cysts are rare. Here we report about a middle aged male patient from rural north India with a recent onset of central abdominal retroperitoneal lump, pain, and fever. After surgical resection due to diagnostic uncertainty, at histopathology, it turned out be a filar...
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| description | Primary retroperitoneal parasitic cysts are rare. Here we report about a middle aged male patient from rural north India with a recent onset of central abdominal retroperitoneal lump, pain, and fever. After surgical resection due to diagnostic uncertainty, at histopathology, it turned out be a filarial cyst. After receiving a course of diethylcarbamazine, the patient is asymptomatic at 4 months’ follow-up. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0a381ec274d747ecaf90569624d19d2b2025-02-03T05:53:36ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192015-01-01201510.1155/2015/674252674252Retroperitoneal Cyst: An Uncommon Presentation of FilariasisSenthil Ganesan0Saurabh Galodha1Rajan Saxena2Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, IndiaPrimary retroperitoneal parasitic cysts are rare. Here we report about a middle aged male patient from rural north India with a recent onset of central abdominal retroperitoneal lump, pain, and fever. After surgical resection due to diagnostic uncertainty, at histopathology, it turned out be a filarial cyst. After receiving a course of diethylcarbamazine, the patient is asymptomatic at 4 months’ follow-up.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/674252 |
| spellingShingle | Senthil Ganesan Saurabh Galodha Rajan Saxena Retroperitoneal Cyst: An Uncommon Presentation of Filariasis Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Retroperitoneal Cyst: An Uncommon Presentation of Filariasis |
| title_full | Retroperitoneal Cyst: An Uncommon Presentation of Filariasis |
| title_fullStr | Retroperitoneal Cyst: An Uncommon Presentation of Filariasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retroperitoneal Cyst: An Uncommon Presentation of Filariasis |
| title_short | Retroperitoneal Cyst: An Uncommon Presentation of Filariasis |
| title_sort | retroperitoneal cyst an uncommon presentation of filariasis |
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