title: Giant viable hydatid cyst of the lung revealed by hiccups.
abstract: Hydatid cystic disease is still a significant clinical problem in endemic countries. Hydatid cysts are usually located in the liver and lung. The resulting large cysts in the lung are a special clinical entity called giant hydatid cysts. We present a case of this rare entity: An 18-year-old woman presented with three month history of hiccups and progressive dyspnea. Chest X-ray revealed a very large homogenous opacity of the left lung. A diagnosis of giant hydatid cyst was made intra operatively; the patient was treated surgically using cystotomy and capitonnage without post-operative complications. This report illustrates that the hydatid cyst of the lung may occasionally present with signs of mediastinal compression.
authors: Department of pulmonology, Avicenna Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors: Bouchentouf
authors: B
authors: Rachid
authors: Benjelloun
authors: B
authors: Amine
authors: Chafik
authors: C
authors: Aziz
authors: Aitbenasser Moulay
authors: AM
authors: Ali
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006606:Hiccup / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009929:Organ Size
keywords: Hiccups; giant hydatid cyst; lung; surgery