title: [The rupture of the pleura: a serious complication of hydatid cyst of the lung in children (author's transl)].
abstract: The authors report 5 cases of rupture of hydatid cyst into the pleural cavity observed among 336 patients operated for hydatid cyst of the lung during a 13-year period. Three cases were spontaneous ruptures and two were the result of repeated pleural tappings. One case among the spontaneous ruptures was presented with a picture of acute surgical abdomen. There were no death among the five patients.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D012421:Rupture; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
vernacular_title: La rupture dans la plèvre: une complication grave de l'hydatidose pulmonaire de l'enfant.