Simultaneous Removal of Right Lung Hydatid Cyst and Repair of Atrial Septal Defect in a Single Session Guang Tong, MD, PhD, Xi Lin, MD, Tao Ma, MD, PhD, Xiaowu Wang, MD, PhD, Weida Zhang, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 101, Issue 1, Pages 335-336 (January 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.01.074 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Echocardiography demonstrating the lung hydatid cyst and atrial septal defect (arrow). (B) Chest tomography demonstrating the location and contour of the lung hydatid cyst. (LA = left atrium; RA = right atrium.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 335-336DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.01.074) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) Opened lung hydatid cyst as viewed intraoperatively with the edge of the incision grasped by forceps (its content has been evacuated). (B) Histologic evaluation of the cyst content demonstrates a protoscolex and cyst wall of Echinococcosis granulosus (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification ×200). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 335-336DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.01.074) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions