Tension pneumothorax caused by the ruptured hydatid cyst of the lung

Hydatid cyst disease puts a significant burden on the health of humans every year. The lung is the second most common organ of implantation of Echinococcus larvae. Due to the importance of early diagnosis of tension pneumothorax, this paper provides four cases of hydatid disease that presented with...

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Published in:	Clinical case reports Vol. 11; no. 7; pp. e07542 - n/a
Main Authors:	Rezaei, Reza, Sadidi, Hossein, Taqanaki, Pegah Bahrami
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-07-2023 John Wiley and Sons Inc Wiley
Subjects:	Auscultation Blood pressure Cardiac arrhythmia cardiopulmonary arrest Cardiothoracic Surgery Case Report case series Chest tubes Cysts Disease Dyspnea Echinococcus granulosus Emergency medical care Fever hydatid cyst Hypotension Lungs Medical imaging Membranes Ostomy Oxygen saturation Pain Pneumothorax Pulmonary arteries Surgery tension pneumothorax hydatid cyst cardiopulmonary arrest case series tension pneumothorax Echinococcus granulosus
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Summary:	Hydatid cyst disease puts a significant burden on the health of humans every year. The lung is the second most common organ of implantation of Echinococcus larvae. Due to the importance of early diagnosis of tension pneumothorax, this paper provides four cases of hydatid disease that presented with tension pneumothorax. The chest CT scan of case 1 demonstrating the classic water‐lily sign.
ISSN:	2050-0904 2050-0904
DOI:	10.1002/ccr3.7542