Complications of albendazole treatment in hydatid disease of lung

We present rupture of lung hydatid cyst in a patient with multiple organ involvement during albendazole treatment. The patient was first provided mechanical ventilation than residue cavity and the other intact cyst was treated surgically. We concluded that albendazole should be used in postoperative...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery 2002-10, Vol.22 (4), p.649-650
Hauptverfasser:	Kurkcuoglu, Ibrahim Can, Eroglu, Atilla, Karaoglanoglu, Nurettin, Polat, Pinar
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Albendazole - therapeutic use Anthelmintics - therapeutic use Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Antiparasitic agents Biological and medical sciences Central Nervous System Cysts - drug therapy Central Nervous System Cysts - microbiology Complication Echinococcosis - diagnostic imaging Echinococcosis - drug therapy Echinococcosis - surgery Echinococcosis, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging Echinococcosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy Echinococcosis, Pulmonary - surgery Embolectomy Embolism - microbiology Embolism - surgery Female Femoral Artery - surgery Heart Diseases - drug therapy Heart Diseases - microbiology Humans Hydatid disease Lung - diagnostic imaging Lungs Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Rupture, Spontaneous Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment
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Zusammenfassung:	We present rupture of lung hydatid cyst in a patient with multiple organ involvement during albendazole treatment. The patient was first provided mechanical ventilation than residue cavity and the other intact cyst was treated surgically. We concluded that albendazole should be used in postoperative period in patients with hydatid disease of the lung to prevent recurrent disease.
ISSN:	1010-7940 1873-734X
DOI:	10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00396-2