Hydatid Cyst of Pouch of Douglas: A Case Report
Boufeloussen Mohammed *
Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
El Azzaoui Imad
Department of General Surgery, Mohamed V military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
El Messaoudi Imane
Department of General Surgery, Mohamed V military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Dabbagh Mahmoud
Department of General Surgery, Mohamed V military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Bouzroud Mohamed
Department of General Surgery, Mohamed V military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Najih Mohamed
Department of General Surgery, Mohamed V military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Elkaoui Hakim
Department of General Surgery, Mohamed V military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Bouchentouf Sidi Mohammed
Department of General Surgery, Mohamed V military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Mountassir Moujahid
Department of General Surgery, Mohamed V military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Hydatid disease is a parasitosis considered benign and slow to develop, it can affect both sexes and at all ages. The hydatid cyst of pouch of Douglas is an exceptional form of the disease. It is either primary and isolated, or secondary to another location. We report a case of a 55 year old male patient with cyst of pouch of Douglas treated in the surgical department of the 5th military hospital of Guelmim.
Keywords: Parasitosis, hydatid disease, echinococcosis, Echinococcus granulosus