A Huge Hydatid Pulmonary Cyst

• Main Authors: Azulay AA, Refaely Y, Ruderman L, Nesher L, Semionov M
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2020-02-01
• Series: International Medical Case Reports Journal
• Subjects: hydatid disease; lung infection; surgery complications; anesthesia; re-expansion pulmonary edema
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/a-huge-hydatid-pulmonary-cyst-peer-reviewed-article-IMCRJ

Aviel Avraham Azulay,1,2 Yael Refaely,1,2 Leonid Ruderman,1,2 Lior Nesher,1,3 Michael Semionov1,4 1Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel; 2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel; 3Infectious Diseases Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel; 4Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, IsraelCorrespondence: Aviel Avraham AzulayDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 151 Yitzhak Rager Blvd, Beer-Sheva, IsraelTel [phone]Fax [phone]Email [e-mail]: This case report describes a patient with an unusually large pulmonary hydatid cyst and discusses important management issues.Keywords: hydatid disease, lung infection, surgery complications, anesthesia, re-expansion pulmonary edema