[One-stage operation for multi-organ echinococcosis (bilateral pulmonary, hepatic and splenic) by sterno-laparotomy]

Khirurgiia (Sofiia). 2002;58(1):15-7.
[Article in Bulgarian]

Abstract

Between 1990 and 2001 in Thoracic Surgery Department at SHATPD "Saint Sophia"--Sofia a total of 821 patients with pulmonary hydatidosis were operated on. In 5 (0.6%) of them the cysts were situated in the both lungs, lever and spleen. For the first time in the surgical practice a sterno-laparotomy were carried out for one-stage cysts' removal in this multi-organ localization. The stages of this approach as well as the indications and contraindications for its applications are described in detail.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Echinococcosis / surgery*
  • Echinococcosis, Hepatic / surgery*
  • Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Splenic Diseases / parasitology
  • Splenic Diseases / surgery*
  • Sternum / surgery