Thoracoscopic treatment of pulmonary hydatid cyst in a child

Hydatid disease has a wide geographic distribution around the world. In human, the lungs are the second most commonly affected sites. Pulmonary hydatidosis is much more frequently encountered in children than in adults. Surgical treatment has remained the standard option in the management of hydatid...

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery Vol. 40; no. 12; pp. e35 - e37
Main Authors Mallick, Mohammad Saquib, Al-Qahtani, Aayed, Al-Saadi, Muslim Mohammad, Al-Boukai, Ahmad Amer A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2005
Subjects
Child
Echinococcosis, Pulmonary - surgery
Female
Humans
Thoracoscopy - methods
Treatment Outcome
Hydatid cyst
Lung
Thoracoscopy
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Summary:Hydatid disease has a wide geographic distribution around the world. In human, the lungs are the second most commonly affected sites. Pulmonary hydatidosis is much more frequently encountered in children than in adults. Surgical treatment has remained the standard option in the management of hydatid disease. However, surgeons were able to replicate the principles of conventional surgery using minimally invasive techniques. Herein, we report a case of pulmonary hydatid cyst in a 9-year-old girl treated successfully using the thoracoscopic approach.
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ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.08.036