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Hydatid Cyst of Pouch of Douglas: A Case Report

BOUFELOUSSEN Mohammed, El Azzaoui Imad, EL MESSAOUDI Imane, Dabbagh Mahmoud, Bouzroud Mohamed, Najih Mohamed, Elkaoui Hakim, Bouchentouf Sidi Mohammed, Mountassir Moujahid

Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · pp. 329–336 · Published 12 Jun 2025

10.9734/ajcrs/2025/v8i1644

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.

Parasitosis hydatid disease echinococcosis Echinococcus granulosus

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