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Diagnosis can be challenging due to non-specific clinical presentations.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    We report a female in her late 20s from Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh who presented with dull, intermittent pain in the left upper abdomen for 3 years. Imaging revealed a well-defined cystic lesion within the splenic parenchyma without involvement of other organs. Serological testing for hydatid disease using\n                    <jats:italic>Echinococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                    IgG ELISA was positive. The patient underwent laparoscopic splenectomy and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a hydatid cyst. Postoperative complications, including bilateral pleural effusion, pancreatic fistula and surgical site infection, were managed conservatively. 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