Minimally invasive surgical resection of a large primary pulmonary hydatid cyst: a thoracoscopic approach

Alison Zhu; Charis Tan; Graham Meredith; Richard Chard

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjad090

Minimally invasive surgical resection of a large primary pulmonary hydatid cyst: a thoracoscopic approach

J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Mar 7;2023(3):rjad090. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad090. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Alison Zhu^{1

2}, Charis Tan^{1

2}, Graham Meredith¹, Richard Chard^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.
² Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia.

Abstract

Pulmonary hydatid disease is a rare parasitic disease in Australia with few reported cases. The mainstay of treatment in pulmonary hydatid disease is surgical resection followed by medical treatment with benzimidazoles to reduce the risk of recurrence. We present a case of successful resection of a large primary pulmonary hydatid cyst via minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery approach in a 65-year-old gentleman with incidental hepatopulmonary hydatid disease.

Keywords: hydatid; hydatid disease; minimally invasive; thoracoscopic.

Publication types

Case Reports