Radical cure of vertebral hydatidosis. A case report.
Published online: Feb 27 2004
Karray S, Karray M, Zlitni M, Douik M.
Kassab Institute of Orthopaedic Surgery, Manouba, Tunisia
Abstract
The authors present a rare case of univertebral hydatidosis, and report encouraging results 12 years after radical resection of the involved vertebra. They stress the importance of computed tomography and especially magnetic resonance for monitoring early recurrence. A two-staged anterior and posterior approach, although difficult, seems to offer a very good prognosis in case of univertebral localisation.