Aspiration of mediastinal hydatid cyst

Received: September 04, 2008
Accepted: December 24, 2009
Ref: Sindhwani G, Dua R, Rawat J, Burathoki S, Makkar A. Aspiration of mediastinal hydatid cyst – A case report. Internet Journal of Medical Update. 2009 July;4(2):42-44.

ASPIRATION OF MEDIASTINAL HYDATID CYST – A CASE REPORT

Dr. Girish Sindhwani^† MD, Dr. Ruchi Dua^‡ MD, Dr. Jagdish Rawat^† MD, Dr. Sandeep Burathoki^Ø DM and Dr. Arvind Makkar^† MCh

^†Assistant Professor, ^‡Senior Resident, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
^ØAssistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

(Corresponding Author: Dr. Girish Sindhwani, Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Email: girish_sindhwani@rediffmail.com)

ABSTRACT

Mediastinal hydatid cyst is very rare and has been only anecdotally reported in the literature. Because of surrounding vital structures, the cyst should be treated without delay, surgery being the mainstay of treatment. Here we report a case of hydatid cyst of the mediastinum which was managed by trans-thoracic aspiration followed by albendazole therapy.

KEY WORDS: Hydatid cyst; Mediastinum; Percutaneous aspiration

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