Three Cases of Primary Hydatidosis of the Gluteus Muscle: Our Experience in Clinical Diagnostic and Treatment Aspects
G.K. Charalambous, V.A. Katergiannakis, A.J. ManourasClinical case, no. 4, 2014
Three cases of primary hydatidosis of the gluteus muscle treated in our department during the last 10 years are described.The first was initially misinterpreted as perineal or sciatichernia. The diagnosis was set in the operating room. In thesecond case we included in our differential diagnosis thepossibility of parasitic involvement at unusual sites. The diagnosiswas confirmed by ultrasonography followed by computedtomography (CT) scans in order to rule out liver and pulmonaryinvolvement. The last patient was initially operated elsewherebut finally came to us to treat his complications. At yearsfollowing surgery there was no evidence of recurrence in any ofthe patients, but the last one still suffers from recurrent fasciitisand sciatica.
