Surgical treatment of pulmonary hydatid cysts in children


Topcu S., Kurul I., Tastepe I., Bozkurt D., Gulhan E., Cetin G.

JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.120, no.6, pp.1097-1101, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Objective: Hydatid disease is a parasitosis and endemic in many sheep-raising areas; it is still an important health problem in Turkey. We report our experience with childhood hydatid cyst and discuss the concepts of treatment.