Giant Isolated Splenic Hydatid Cyst with Multiorgan Compression and Pressure-related Atrophy of the Left Hepatic Lobe: A Case Report

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_{CITATION: Hameed MA, Zahra Q, Hameed F. Giant Isolated Splenic Hydatid Cyst with Multiorgan Compression and Pressure-related Atrophy of the Left Hepatic Lobe: A Case Report. Discoveries Reports 2026, 9: eXX. DOI: 10.15190/drep.2026.2}

_{Giant Isolated Splenic Hydatid Cyst with Multiorgan Compression and Pressure-related Atrophy of the Left Hepatic Lobe:  A Case Report}

Mohammad Abdullah Hameed¹*, Qateen Zahra², Fakhar Hameed³ 

¹ CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan 

² Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan 

³ Professors Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan 

* Corresponding author: Mohammad Abdullah Hameed, CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan; Email: abdullahfakhar1234@gmail.com.

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