An unusual location of hydatid disease: An asymptomatic case with rib destruction


YEKELER E., Akgün M.

Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, cilt.18, sa.3, ss.232-234, 2010 (Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.232-234
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Asymptomatic, rib destruction, hydatid disease, surgery
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 57-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a pleural based lesion which was incidentally detected on a chest radiograph. A chest tomography revealed a mass lesion extending left sixth rib. The mass was removed by a left postero-lateral thoracotomy. Daughter vesicles were seen when the lesion was incised postoperatively. In this article, we presented a rib hydatidosis which is very uncommon asymptomatic presentation of hydatid cyst disease with its surgical management.