The surgical management of complicated pulmonary hydatid cysts
Pirmoazen, N.; Saidi, F.; Ahmadi, Z.H.; Firouzi, F.
Medical Journal of Islamic Re ic of Iran 18(1): 1-5
2004
Accession: 004364222
Iran is recognized as an endemic area for lung hydatidosis. Surgical removal of some hydatid cysts may have serious morbid consequences. To determine the characteristics of these special cysts, a retrospective survey was carried out on patients admitted to Modarres Hospital in Tehran with pulmonary hydatid cysts between 1989 and 1998. We have found that ruptured, bilateral, and giant cysts (>10 cm) cause more surgical and anaesthetic complications; thus we named them "complicated cysts".