Echinococcus granulosus infection of the peritoneum

Echinococcus granulosus infection of the peritoneum, also known as peritoneal cystic echinococcosis or peritoneal hydatidosis, is an extrapulmonary, intra-abdominal manifestation of zoonotic tapeworm infection affecting the peritoneal cavity and its serosal surfaces It most commonly occurs secondarily following spontaneous, traumatic, or surgical rupture of a primary hepatic or visceral hydatid cyst, which seeds protoscolices throughout the peritoneum, though it may rarely develop as a primary i...

Echinococcus granulosus infection of the peritoneum, also known as peritoneal cystic echinococcosis or peritoneal hydatidosis, is an extrapulmonary, intra-abdominal manifestation of zoonotic tapeworm infection affecting the peritoneal cavity and its serosal surfaces Affected patients typically present with non-specific abdominal distension, palpable masses, or compressive gastrointestinal symptoms, alongside risks of severe peritonitis and potentially life-threatening anaphylactic reactions if t...

It most commonly occurs secondarily following spontaneous, traumatic, or surgical rupture of a primary hepatic or visceral hydatid cyst, which seeds protoscolices throughout the peritoneum, though it may rarely develop as a primary infection via hematogenous or lymphatic dissemination

It most commonly occurs secondarily following spontaneous, traumatic, or surgical rupture of a primary hepatic or visceral hydatid cyst, which seeds protoscolices throughout the peritoneum, though it may rarely develop as a primary infection via hematogenous or lymphatic dissemination

Pathophysiologically, the larval metacestodes form slow-growing, unilocular, fluid-filled cysts lined by a germinal layer that can produce daughter cysts and hydatid sand