HYDATIC CYST OF THE PSOAS MUSCLE: AN EXCEPTIONAL LOCATION
Dr. Youssef Bahij*, Dr. Safaa Mouhanni, Dr. Tarik Bakkali, Dr. Mehdi Khayoussef, Pr. Elkhloufi Samir and Pr. Brahim Lekehal
ABSTRACT
The psoas muscle is an uncommon location for hydatid cyst accounting for only 1 to 3% of cases. This work reports the case of a young patient in the department of Surgery "D" at the Ibn Sina University Hospital in Rabat who presented with abdominal pain. The abdominal CT scan concluded that he had a hydatid cyst of the psoas muscle and the treatment was surgical associated with Albendazole in post-op for 3 months with a very good evolution.
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