Surgical treatment of hydatid cyst of the lung: review of 30 cases

Yalcinkaya I., Er M., Ozbay B., Ugras S.

EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, vol.13, no.2, pp.441-444, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Doi Number: 10.1183/09031936.99.13244199
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.441-444
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Hydatid cyst disease is still a problem in Turkey, especially in the east Anatolian region, as well as in many other places in the world. A retrospective review was made of the surgical treatment of 30 patients with pulmonary hydatid cysts during the last 3 yrs.