Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) with mini-thoracotomy for the management of pulmonary hydatid cysts

Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) with mini-thoracotomy for the management of pulmonary hydatid cysts

Abstract Background Hydatid cyst is an endemic infectious disease. Various modalities have been provided to approach hydatosis. This article reports a 20-years-experience of a new minimally invasive technique for the management of solitary pulmonary hydatid cysts using video-assisted thoracoscopic s...

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Main Authors: Nizar Abbas, Sarah Zaher Addeen, Fatima Abbas, Tareq Al Saadi, Ibrahem Hanafi, Mahmoud Alkhatib, Tarek Turk, Ahmad Al Khaddour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Echinococcosis
Echinococcus granulosus
Hydatid cyst
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
Mini-thoracotomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0716-7

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