Year 2026 / Volume 118 / Number 3
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Colonic fistulization of a hydatid splenic cyst. An unusual complication as the debut of the disease

182-183

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2024.10958/2024

Marta Fernández Carrasco, Ana Plaza Fernández, Carmelo Diéguez Castillo,

Abstract
Hydatidosis is a zoonosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus that typically affects the liver and lungs, with splenic involvement being rare. This case refers to a complication in the form of colonic fistulization of a splenic hydatid cyst, which required both medical and surgical treatment.
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Fernández Carrasco M, Plaza Fernández A, Diéguez Castillo C. Colonic fistulization of a hydatid splenic cyst. An unusual complication as the debut of the disease. 10958/2024


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Publication history

Received: 19/11/2024

Accepted: 25/11/2024

Online First: 09/01/2025

Published: 06/03/2026

Article Online First time: 51 days

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