Pediatric Department Experience in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hydatid Cysts in Children

Maalej, Bayen; Zghal, Mohamed Ali; Louati, Hamdi; Zitouni, Hayet; Mhiri, Riadh; Gargouri, Lamia; Mahfoudh, Abdelmajid

doi:10.22038/ijp.2018.29783.2623

Pediatric Department Experience in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hydatid Cysts in Children

Authors

Bayen Maalej ¹

Mohamed Ali Zghal ¹

Hamdi Louati ²

Hayet Zitouni ²

Riadh Mhiri ²

Lamia Gargouri ¹

Abdelmajid Mahfoudh ¹

¹ Department of Pediatric Emergency and Reanimation, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia.

² Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia.

10.22038/ijp.2018.29783.2623

Abstract

Pulmonary hydatid cysts in children are a significant public health problem in Tunisia. While hepatic cysts are the most common in adult pathology, the lung is the number one location for hydatid cysts in children which causes a serious problem due to lack of standardized therapeutic strategy. We reported our experience in diagnosis and management of pulmonary hydatid cysts in a pediatric department in southern Tunisia.

Keywords

Children

Hydatid Cyst

Pulmonary

Tunisia