Case Report

Isolated Primary Hidatid Disease Mimicking Endometrioma

10.5222/otd.2016.1061

  • Deniz Balsak
  • Ali Emre Tahaoğlu
  • Cihan Toğrul
  • Şükrü Budak
  • Muhammed Hanifi Bademkıran

Received Date: 27.02.2015 Accepted Date: 06.10.2015 Eur Arc Med Res 2016;32(3):176-178

Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disorder caused by Echinococcus Granulosus. This microorganism mainly affects the liver, but it can also involve other organs. Here we present a primary Fallopian tube involvement diagnosed during a laparoscopy planned for an infertile patient presenting with acute pelvic pain due to an adnexal mass suggesting an endometrioma.

Keywords: endometrioma, hidatid disease, infertility