Abstract
Introduction
Cerebral hydatidosis is a rare larval infection of the central nervous system affecting mostly the children and young adults.
Case report
The authors report a case of a 5-year-old girl harboring a large right frontoparietal hydatid cyst. The imaging studies were not diagnostic for ‘cerebral hydatidosis’ and were interpreted as ‘brain abscess’.
Discussion
Attempting for simple cannulation of the lesion through a burr hole drained a clear fluid. The cannula was removed promptly but the cyst wall came out little by little through the hole in a single piece which turned out to be the entire wall of a hydatid cyst. She was treated by antihelmintic medications for 6 months and there has been no sign of recurrence after a year. Odd paraclinical imaging characteristics and unique accidental surgical event makes this case the first reported pediatric brain hydatidosis with spontaneous complete delivery of the cyst through a single burr hole which can certainly be considered a wrong attempt if undertaken intentionally.
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Anvari, M., Amirjamshidi, A. & Abbassioun, K. Gradual and complete delivery of a hydatid cyst of the brain through a single burr hole, a wrong happening!. Childs Nerv Syst 25, 1639–1642 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-009-0937-0
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