Incidental finding timely reminder: Evidence of ‘ancient’ hydatid cyst in Whanganui farmer’s spleen

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Incidental finding timely reminder: Evidence of ‘ancient’ hydatid cyst in Whanganui farmer’s spleen

Martin
Johnston
Sheepdog
Dogs are the definitive hosts of hydatids disease in New Zealand, says the Ministry of Health [Image: C MacMillan – Original Work, CC BY 2.5]
In a rare case of hydatids, Whanganui Hospital doctors removed the spleen of a 55-year-old farmer who had presented to his GP with back pain as the so