[Splenic hydatid cyst. Case report of a pregnant woman]. / Quiste hidatídico esplénico. Reporte de un caso en una mujer embarazada.

Hydatid disease is caused by larvae of the platyhelminth parasite called Echinococcus; it generally lodges in liver and lung, and less commonly in spleen. In Mexico, hydatid disease has a very low frequency; only few cases of lung disease have been reported. In this paper, case of a 7 weeks pregnant female patient with a simple cyst in spleen identified by ultrasound and tomography is reported. The patient underwent splenectomy. Diagnosis of hydatid cyst was confirmed by histopathology. This case suggests that hydatid disease should be considered as differential diagnosis in every patient with a cystic mass of the spleen.

Rotura espontánea del hígado y quiste hidatídico hepático roto a vía biliar asociados a embarazo / Spontaneous hepatic rupture and hydatid hepatic cyst rupture to biliary tract associated to pregnancy

Se presentan dos casos clínicos, el primero corresponde a una rotura espontánea de hígado asociada a gestación de 25 semanas con hipertensión arterial crónica y preeclampsia severa sobreagregada y el segundo a quiste hidatídico hepático complicado, roto a vía biliar concomitante con gestación de 36 semanas. Se revisa la literatura y se discute el manejo quirúrgico en ambos casos