THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PEDATRIC PULMONARY HYDATID CYST

Gülşen Ekingen, Ayşe Tuzlacı, Haluk Güvenç

Kocaeli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Cerrahisi Ana Bilim Dalı, Kocaeli

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The choice of treatment is still surgical approach in the management of pulmonary hydatid disease. Video-asisted thoracic surgery is recently popularized in the management of pediatric pulmonary hydatid disease. In this study, two different techniqual modifications of thoracoscopic approach is discussed with respect to two patients, one of which presented as pulmonary abscess.

Keywords : Pulmonary hydatid disease, video-asisted, thoracic surgery.

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