Methods of surgical therapy in pulmonary hydatid disease: is capitonnage advantageous?

Background: Hydatid disease of the lungs is still a serious health problem for some Mediterranean countries. The best surgical therapy for the treatment of this disease is still unclear. In this clinical retrospective study, we aimed to investigate whether capitonnage is an effective therapy method for a pulmonary hydatid cyst or not.

One-stage transthoracic operation for the treatment of right lung and liver hydatid cysts.

In this study we reviewed our experience of hydatid disease of the lung and the liver and discussed the safety and the follow-up results of the one-stage operation. Between 1990 and 2004, 142 patients with pulmonary hydatid disease underwent operation in our clinic. Of these, 27 (19%) patients had cysts located on the dome of the liver, treated with phrenotomy through a right thoracotomy.

Tracheal stenosis aftertracheostomy or intubation: review with special regard to cause and management.

To investigate the management outcomes of patients who developed tracheal stenosis after tracheostomy or intubation, we reviewed the courses of 45 patients who had experienced tracheal stenosis at a single institution, over 19 years from February 1985 through January 2004. There were 38 tracheal and 7 infraglottic stenoses. Twenty-nine stenoses were associated with the stoma, 12 with the cuff, and 2 with the endotracheal tube resulting in infraglottic lesions; the remaining 2 were double stenoses.

Bronchogenic cyst.

The clinical presentation of the bronchogenic cyst is variable, from respiratory distress at birth to late appearance of symptoms. In order to determine clinical features and treatments, we retrospectively studied the medical records and pathology reports of all patients with bronchogenic cysts (n = 22) referred to our surgical department from February 1985 through January 2002. They included 18 male and 4 female patients with an age range of 1 to 38 years (average, 16.

Early and long-term results of surgical repair of pectus excavatum.

From 1990 to 1998, 30 patients underwent surgery for correction of pectus excavatum. There were 19 (63%) males and 11 (37%) females, aged 4 to 32 years (mean, 12.57 years).