EC Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine

Introduction: Hydatid cyst caused by Echinococcus granulosus is endemic in India. Pulmonary hydatid does not have a uniform treatment recommendation. This case series presents the thoracoscopic management of hydatid disease from India.

Methods: Retrospective multicentric case series of patients treated between 2003 and 2018 at three multispeciality centers are included in this study. 16 patients with an average follow-up of 17 months was done. Results: Thoracoscopic surgery performed in all 16 patients with mean duration of hospital stay of 5 days and there was no recurrence noted at 6 months follow up.

Conclusion: Thoracoscopic surgery helps in faster recovery and needs to be offered in all patients with hydatid cyst.

Keywords: Hydatid Cyst; Echinococcus granulosus; Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst; VATS; Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery; Pulmonary Echinococcosis; Minimal Access Surgical Procedures

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