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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002;124:1212-1215
© 2002 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

General Thoracic Surgery (GTS)

One-stage operation for hydatid disease of lung and liver: Principles of treatment

smail Cüneyt Kurul, MD^*, Salih Topcu, MD, Tamer Altinok, MD, Ulkü Yazici, MD, Irfan Tastepe, MD, Sadi Kaya, MD, Güven Cetin, MD

From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Atatürk Center for Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.

Received for publication Feb 8, 2002. Revisions requested March 28, 2002; revisions received May 1, 2002. Accepted for publication June 4, 2002. Address for reprints: Cüneyt Kurul, MD, Oyak Sitesi Blok 1/12, 06610 Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey (E-mail: ckurul{at}hotmail.com).

Objective: Hydatid disease is endemic in many countries throughout the world. Although we do not have exact figures, the disease is prevalent in Turkey. A considerable number of patients have additional liver cysts as well. In this study we reviewed our experience with hydatid disease of the lung and liver and discussed the principles of treatment.
Methods: From 1971 to 1999, 2509 patients with pulmonary hydatidosis were referred to us, and 485 of them had concomitant liver cysts. Of these, 405 patients had cysts located on the dome of the liver, and they were operated on with phrenotomy through a right thoracotomy. Eighty patients who were found to have concomitant liver cysts in the lower part of the liver were referred to general surgery for a laparotomy.
Results: Hydatid cysts located in the lungs were managed by means of cystotomy and capitonnage. For liver cysts, cystotomy and inversion of the cavity with sutures was the surgical method of choice, and a drain was left in place. In case of multiple cysts in the liver, needle aspiration was preferred. Twelve major complications, including excessive biliary drainage and bronchobiliary fistula, occurred in these patients.
Conclusions: We believe that management of pulmonary and hepatic cysts simultaneously through the thoracic route is convenient and should be encouraged in patients because this prevents a second operation. Needle aspiration can be applied only for liver cysts. It is absolutely contraindicated in lung hydatid cysts.

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