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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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3/2021
vol. 18
 
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Letter to the Editor

Ruptured hydatid cyst presenting as recurrent pneumothorax with co-existing pulmonary tuberculosis and uniportal thoracoscopic management: first Indian report

Dantis Klein
1
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Thippanahalli G. Ranganath
1

  1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India
Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2021; 18 (3): 183-185
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2021.109399
Online publish date: 2021/10/05
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Hydatid cyst is a common dsease in developing countries caused by Echinococcus granulosus, affecting mainly the liver and lungs with a prevalence rate of 5–10% in endemic parts of Asia [1]. According to the global tuberculosis report 2020, tuberculosis is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide, accounting for 10 million cases, with India bearing a 26% global burden [2]. Ruptured hydatid cyst is a diagnostic challenge, radiologically presenting as a recurrent pneumothorax with an incidence rate of 2.4–6.2%, while co-existing pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) with ruptured hydatid cyst and a recurrent pneumothorax has been rarely reported in the literature [3]. With no reports to date, we hereby report a tri-combination of ruptured hydatid cyst presenting as a recurrent pneumothorax with co-existing pulmonary tuberculosis and uniportal thoracoscopic management.
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