[Traumatic rupture of a pulmonary hydatid cyst: a case report].

Abstract

We present a case of traumatic hydropneumothorax due to hydatid cyst rupture in a 10 year-old girl. The patient was suspected to have a bronchial rupture because of prolonged massive air leak and she underwent cystotomy via right posterolateral thoracotomy. The patient was readmitted with dyspnea and chest X-ray revealed a lung collapse 13 months postoperatively. Lung collapse was treated by using a Heimlich valve. Pulmonary hydatid cyst can be asymptomatic for a long time unless a complication occurs. Because of the high incidence of hydatid disease in our country, this condition should be considered in cases with hydropneumothorax. The use of a Heimlich valve may be a good choice in the management of persistent air leak and may reduce the need for surgery.

• Authors: Ekber Sahin, Melih Kaptanoğlu, Aydin Nadir, Canan Ceran
• Journal: Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES (Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg) Vol. 12 Issue 1 Pg. 71-5 (Jan 2006) ISSN: 1306-696X [Print] Turkey
• Vernacular Title: Travmaya bağli bir akciğer kist hidatiği rüptürü: Olgu sunumu.
• PMID: 16456754 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Child
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Dyspnea (etiology)
• Echinococcosis, Pulmonary (complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Pneumothorax (etiology, surgery)
• Postoperative Complications (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, pathology)
• Radiography
• Rupture (complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, pathology)