Unintentional percutaneous aspiration of a pleural hydatid cyst

A Saudi man underwent repeated percutaneous aspiration of a pleural effusion before a pleural biopsy showed hydatid disease. Subsequent investigations confirmed hydatid disease in the pleura and liver. The patient underwent surgical evacuation and irrigation of the pleural cavity followed by medical...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Thorax 1991-11, Vol.46 (11), p.859-860
Hauptverfasser:	al Karawi, M A, Mohamed, A R, el Tayeb, B O, Yasawy, M I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Echinococcosis - complications Echinococcosis - surgery Echinococcosis, Hepatic - complications General aspects Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Parasitic diseases Pleural Diseases - complications Pleural Diseases - surgery Pleural Effusion - etiology Protozoal diseases Suction
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Zusammenfassung:	A Saudi man underwent repeated percutaneous aspiration of a pleural effusion before a pleural biopsy showed hydatid disease. Subsequent investigations confirmed hydatid disease in the pleura and liver. The patient underwent surgical evacuation and irrigation of the pleural cavity followed by medical treatment for the liver cyst with albendazole, with complete recovery and disappearance of the liver cyst.
ISSN:	0040-6376 1468-3296
DOI:	10.1136/thx.46.11.859