HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Personal Folders Download to citation manager Author home page(s): Saulat Hasnain Fatimi Permission Requests Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Rashid, S. Articles by Fatimi, S. H. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Rashid, S. Articles by Fatimi, S. H. Related Collections Lung - other

Atypical Pulmonary Giant Hydatid Cyst as Bilaterally Symmetrical Solitary Cysts

Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

For reprint information contact: Saadia Rashid, MD Tel: 1 905 791 7566 Email: saadia_rashid{at}hotmail.com 116 Avondale Blvd, Brampton, Ontario L6T 1H7, Canada.

A pulmonary giant hydatid cyst, a special clinical entity, is rare. Our case involves a young patient who presented with a bilaterally symmetrical solitary cyst in each lung, a feature consistent with congenital lung cysts. The radiological and immunological findings were equivocal. A diagnosis of giant hydatid cyst was made intraoperatively and both cysts were removed conservatively. A follow-up showed complete recovery.