Unintentional percutaneous aspiration of a pleural hydatid cyst

A Saudi man underwent repeated percutaneous aspiration of a pleural effusion before a pleural biopsy showed hydatid disease. Subsequent investigations confirmed hydatid disease in the pleura and liver. The patient underwent surgical evacuation and irrigation of the pleural cavity followed by medical...

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Published in:Thorax 1991-11, Vol.46 (11), p.859-860
Main Authors: al Karawi, M A, Mohamed, A R, el Tayeb, B O, Yasawy, M I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Echinococcosis - complications
Echinococcosis - surgery
Echinococcosis, Hepatic - complications
General aspects
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Parasitic diseases
Pleural Diseases - complications
Pleural Diseases - surgery
Pleural Effusion - etiology
Protozoal diseases
Suction
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Summary:A Saudi man underwent repeated percutaneous aspiration of a pleural effusion before a pleural biopsy showed hydatid disease. Subsequent investigations confirmed hydatid disease in the pleura and liver. The patient underwent surgical evacuation and irrigation of the pleural cavity followed by medical treatment for the liver cyst with albendazole, with complete recovery and disappearance of the liver cyst.
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thx.46.11.859