title: Disseminated lung hydatidosis from intraabdominal hydatid cyst via inferior vena cava (IVC): a very rare presentation.
abstract: Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation by Echinococcus granulosus characterized by cyst formation in various organs. Secondary involvement due to hematogenous dissemination may be found in almost any anatomic location. We herein reported a very rare case of lung hydatidosis as a result of disseminated hydatid cysts from intraabdominal through IVC in a young female patient. She was treated with surgical intervention in two stages followed by Albendazole therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Gastrointestinal & Liver Diseases Research Center (GLDRC), Guilan University (Medical Sciences) Rasht, Iran.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yousefi-Mashhour
authors.forename: Shora
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shafighnia
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Taherzadeh
authors.forename: Farahnaz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Joukar
authors.forename: Fariborz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mansour-Ghanaei