Hepatic hydatidosis that debuts with a direct rupture to the pleural cavity.

García Pérez, Patricia VDávila Arias, CristinaDuque Fernández De Vega, Sandra2023-02-092023-02-0920211130-0108http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16635We present the case of a patient with pain in the right hypochondrium, dyspnea, deterioration of his general condition and a positive anti-Echinoccocus antibodies test. Ultrasound and thoraco-abdominal computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a complex hepatic cystic lesion with a transdiaphragmatic fistulous tract trajectory, directed to the pleural space. The lesion was compatible with a complicated hydatid cyst with direct rupture to the pleural cavity. Treatment with albendazole prior to surgery was started.enAlbendazoleEchinococcosisEchinococcosis, HepaticHumansPleural CavityUltrasonographyHepatic hydatidosis that debuts with a direct rupture to the pleural cavity.research article33213173open access10.17235/reed.2020.7255/2020https://doi.org/10.17235/reed.2020.7255/2020