Short communication - Relapsing hydatid disease involving the atertebral body and paravertebral soft tissues

Basak M., Ozel A., Yildirim O., ERTÜRK Ş. M.

ACTA RADIOLOGICA, vol.43, no.2, pp.192-193, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/028418502127347745
  • Journal Name: ACTA RADIOLOGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.192-193
  • Keywords: spine, hydatidosis, MR imaging
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Hydatid disease involving the vertebral body and paravertebral soft tissues is rare even in rural areas where echinococcosis is endemic. We report a case with hydatid disease in the T11-L1 vertebral bodies and involvement in bilateral psoas muscles.