Spontaneous expulsion of daughter cysts through tube thoracostomy in ruptured liver hydatid disease

The incidence of hydatid cyst is reported more in pastoral farming regions. The liver is the commonest organ involved. Pulmonary hydatid disease is less common and pleural hydatid is rare even in endemic regions. The disease is unique in that it is outside the visceral pleura but inside the parietal...

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Published inIndian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 286 - 288
Main Authors Kotnur, Mohan Rao, Sharma, Tarun, Reddy, Venkata Sivaprasad, Suresh, Parinita, Salim, Nabil Ahamed, Reddy, Rajashekara
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.12.2016
Subjects
Cardiac Surgery
Case Report
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Pulmonary
Pleura
Hydatid
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Summary:The incidence of hydatid cyst is reported more in pastoral farming regions. The liver is the commonest organ involved. Pulmonary hydatid disease is less common and pleural hydatid is rare even in endemic regions. The disease is unique in that it is outside the visceral pleura but inside the parietal pleura. Pleural involvement usually happens following the rupture of a pulmonary or hepatic cyst into the pleural cavity causing secondary pleural hydatidosis. We report a case of a 61-year-old male who presented with signs and symptoms of a massive unilateral pleural effusion to highlight a not so common cause of unilateral pleural effusion and to address the complications associated with it and possible modes of management.
ISSN:0970-9134
0973-7723
DOI:10.1007/s12055-016-0456-z