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Hydatid disease: a rare cause of pelvic pain (2008: 5b)

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We describe a case of hydatid disease as a rare cause of pelvic pain. Although the involvement of pelvic bones makes diagnosis challenging, characteristic imaging findings of the cysts in the other tissues highly suggest the diagnosis of hydatid disease.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey

    M. K. Demir & H. Özdemir

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey

    N. Heybeli

  3. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, Isparta, Turkey

    T. Atay

  4. 11, kisim, Yasemin Apt, D blok, Daire 35, Ataköy, 34158, Istanbul, Turkey

    M. K. Demir

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Demir, M.K., Heybeli, N., Atay, T. et al. Hydatid disease: a rare cause of pelvic pain (2008: 5b). Eur Radiol 18, 1757–1759 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-008-0917-x

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