Furkan Karahan, Department of General Surgery, IKCU Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Arif Atay, Department of General Surgery, Izmir Katip Celebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
Fatma H. Dilek, Department of Medical Pathology, IKCU Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Şebnem Karasu, Department of Radiology. IKCU Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Osman N. Dilek, Department of General Surgery, IKCU Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Hilar cavernous transformation is the formation of venous structures rich in collateral around the portal vein. Portal vein thrombosis is a rare entity. Although there are many reasons for its etiology, few cases have been reported secondary to hydatid cysts in the liver. Here, we present a 24-year-old patient with complaints of abdominal pain and swelling. Her CT and MRI scans show cholelithiasis with portal vein thrombosis and hilar cavernous transformation due to giant hydatid cyst compression in the lateral liver sector.
Keywords: Cavernous transformation. Hydatid cyst. Portal vein thrombosis. Gallbladder.