title: Primary giant hydatid cyst of the diaphragm.
abstract: We report a case of an hydatid cyst of diaphragma in a 34-year-old female who was admitted to our clinic for right basithoracic pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reported a giant hydatid cyst including multiple vesicles at the right lower thoracic cavity. Surgical exploration revealed an independent giant diaphragmatic hydatid cyst. We performed cystotomy and more than 200 daughter vesicles were removed from the cyst. The rest of the giant cyst cavity was excised.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevval
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: Refik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ulku
authors.forename: A Cetin
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Tanrikulu
authors.forename: M Nesimi
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Eren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000601:surgery*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D008463:Mebendazole