[Vertebral hydatidosis. Complications, contribution of modern imaging].

Vertebral hydatidosis is the commonest skeletal manifestation of echinococcosis. It is also the most serious: among 6 patients followed-up for a mean period of 10 years, all had neurological complications and only one is free of neurological sequelae at the present time (at the price of multiple spinal operations). While current medical treatment remains essential, it does not always control this skeletal parasite infestation which requires careful monitoring (CT scan, NMR) in order to detect and treat all possible recurrences.