Primary Mediastinal Hydatid Cysts

• Published in: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 316 - 319
• Main Author: Tulay, Cumhur Murat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Albendazole - therapeutic use; Anthelmintics - therapeutic use; cardiac cyst; Echinococcosis - diagnosis; Echinococcosis - parasitology; Echinococcosis - surgery; Female; Humans; hydatid cyst; Male; mediastinal cyst; Mediastinal Cyst - diagnosis; Mediastinal Cyst - parasitology; Mediastinal Cyst - surgery; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Thoracic Surgical Procedures; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

Purpose: Hydatid disease is endemic in many parts of the world. Mediastinal hydatidosis is seen less than 0.1% of all hydatid diseases. We want to report our primary mediastinal hydatid cysts. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, from January 2010 to December 2012, 158 patients with i...