Thoracic rupture of hepatic hydatidosis (123 cases)

Clinical and radiological manifestations of 206 patients with pulmonary hydatidosis over a ten-year period

“…The incidence of asymptomatic pulmonary hydatidosis is reported to be highly variable: 10% in Tor's study but up to as high as 74% in Athanassiadi's study [6,[9][10][11]. In our study, the rate was 18%.…”

“…Co-existent pulmonary and hepatic hydatidosis varies in the literature between 9% and 35% [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. In this study, the rate was 21%.…”

“…The third most commonly involved organ in this study was the spleen (6%), a rate similar to that of Dakak's (5% [3]), but higher than Safioleas (2% [6]). …”

“…Haemoptysis is a Asymptomatic 10% -50% 74% 38% 19% 18% Cough 54% 27% --65% 66% 54% Chest pain 49% 14% --33% 43% 36% Dyspnoea 10% 14% ---11% 25% Haemoptysis 21% 33% --8% 19% Hydroemesis 5% 11% 38% 6% -44% 10% Infection 14% 7% 2.4% 4% -27% 10% Pleuritis ---9% --5% Pneumothorax --2.4% 4% --3% Total patients 288 110 42 85 196 60 206 C o p y r ig h t G e n e r a l P r a c t ic e A ir w a y s G r o u p R e p r o d u c t io n p r o h ib it e d predominant symptom in this study, confirming that one should consider pulmonary hydatidosis in the differential diagnosis of haemoptysis in this setting. Spontaneous pneumotharax, which may be of the tension-type, was not frequent but was always hard to treat because of the presence of bronchopleural fistulae [1,6,[9][10][11]. Future study on the incidence of haemoptysis and pneumothorax resulting from hydatidosis would seem indicated.…”

Pleurobiliary fistula caused by catheter in intrahepatic biliary tract

“…3 Bronkobiliyer fistülün en sık nedenleri arasında gelişmek-te olan ülkelerde ekinokoksik ve amebik karaciğer hastalıkları gelirken, batı ülkelerinde ise travma ve geçirilmiş biliyer cerrahiye sekonder obstrüksiyon-lar gelmektedir. 4,5 Paşacıoğlu ve ark 6 ise ateşli silahlı yaralanmaya bağlı gelişen 3 olgu bildirmişler. Ayrıca literatüre baktığımızda ise PBF' ün en sık sebebi konservatif tedavi sonrası olduğu görülmek-tedir (Tablo1).…”