Primary pulmonary hydatid cysts in children-a report of three cases

Three children with a total of six primary pulmonary hydatid cysts, all of whom underwent surgical management, are presented. Of these six hydatid cysts, two were treated with thoracotomy with cyst enucleation and capittonage, three with thoracoscopy-assisted minithoracotomy with enucleation and cap...

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Published in:Pediatric surgery international 2005-08, Vol.21 (8), p.652-654
Main Authors: Oak, S N, Parelkar, S V, Viswanath, Naveen, Gera, P K, Pathak, Rahul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Echinococcosis, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging
Echinococcosis, Pulmonary - surgery
Humans
Male
Thoracoscopy
Thoracotomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Three children with a total of six primary pulmonary hydatid cysts, all of whom underwent surgical management, are presented. Of these six hydatid cysts, two were treated with thoracotomy with cyst enucleation and capittonage, three with thoracoscopy-assisted minithoracotomy with enucleation and capittonage, and one with limited resection.
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s00383-005-1392-y