[Peritoneal echinococcus: report of a case]. / Echinococcosi peritoneale: a proposito di un caso.

The Authors report a case of peritoneal echinococcal cyst and discuss the pathogenetic and clinical aspects as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches of such a particular localization. They underline the need of a radical surgical treatment in order to definitively eliminate the parasite and the disease.