title: [Traumatic rupture of a pulmonary hydatid cyst: a case report].
abstract: We present a case of traumatic hydropneumothorax due to hydatid cyst rupture in a 10 year-old girl. The patient was suspected to have a bronchial rupture because of prolonged massive air leak and she underwent cystotomy via right posterolateral thoracotomy. The patient was readmitted with dyspnea and chest X-ray revealed a lung collapse 13 months postoperatively. Lung collapse was treated by using a Heimlich valve. Pulmonary hydatid cyst can be asymptomatic for a long time unless a complication occurs. Because of the high incidence of hydatid disease in our country, this condition should be considered in cases with hydropneumothorax. The use of a Heimlich valve may be a good choice in the management of persistent air leak and may reduce the need for surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medicine Faculty of Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey. ekbersahin@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ekber
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaptanoğlu
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nadir
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ceran
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology