RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Analysis of endobronchial hydatid cyst positive and negative cases
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP P2729
VO 42
IS Suppl 57
A1 Ilim Irmak
A1 Sibel Arinc
A1 Pinar Atagun Guney
A1 Umut Kasapoglu
YR 2013
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P2729.abstract
AB Background: Throughout the world as well as Turkey hydatic cyst is still an important public health problem. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between endobronchial hydatic cyst positive(group I) and endobronchial hydatic cyst negative( group II).Methods: The medical records of 77 pulmonary hydatic cyst patients done bronchoscopy were reviewed. Patients were divited into two groups. Group I(14 cases) with endobronchial hydatid cyst positive, group II(63 cases) with endobronchial hydatid cyst negative. Data related to age, gender, symptoms, radiological localization, liver involvement, microbiological finding, complicated hydatid cyst rate, pleural effusion were analyzed and compared.Results: In both groups the most common symptom was cough followed by hemoptysis respectively. There were no difference between the two groups with respect to localization, symptoms and relaps. Although all of them(group I) were symptomatic and complicated hydatid cyst rate were higher in group I(p=0.07 not statistically meaningful) than group II but liver involvement was higher group II and 14.2% cases were asymptomatic in group II.Conclusion: Bronchoscopy can be used as diagnostic method especially in complicated hydatid cyst. Endobronchial hydatid cyst cases tend to be symptomatic.