Open AccessIntact and Perforated Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst: A Comparative Study from Damascus, Syria
Author(s) -
Mohammad Almess,
Basel Ahmad,
Bassam Darwish
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/daehan hyungbu oe'gwa haghoeji. hyungbu simjang hyeolgwan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2093-6516
pISSN - 0301-2859
DOI - 10.5090/kjtcs.20.028
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , hydatid cyst , complication , chest tube , cyst , chest pain , chest surgery , pneumothorax
Hydatidosis is a major health problem around the world, especially in the Mediterranean region. Cysts can break open or develop secondary bacterial infections, altering the clinical presentation.