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- Title
A Giant Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst Treated without Lobectomy.
- Authors
Sinmaz, Emrah; Çeliksöz, Ali
- Abstract
A 20 year-old woman was admitted to our clinic complaining of dyspnea, cough, chest pain and pleural effusion. The diagnosis of pulmonary hydatid cyst was made on the basis of parasitology laboratory findings, computed tomographic results and chest radiographic findings. A giant pulmonary hydatid cyst (33x14x12 cm) was located in the left lower lobe, which involved more than 90% of the lobe. The patient was treated surgically using cystotomy and capitonnage. This is a case of a giant pulmonary hydatid cyst published in the literature, which was surgically treated without a lobectomy, by preserving the lung parenchyma.
- Subjects
ECHINOCOCCOSIS; LUNG diseases; ALBENDAZOLE; TEMPORAL lobectomy; QUALITATIVE research
- Publication
Yonsei Medical Journal, 2009, Vol 50, Issue 6, p856
- ISSN
0513-5796
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.3349/ymj.2009.50.6.856