Abstract Background Intrathoracic rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst is a rare but dangerous complication. Its occurrence in children exceptional as diagnosis and management constitute real challenges. We report two cases intrathoracic children. Case presentation Our patients were respectively 12-year-old boy 9-year-old girl, known respiratory symptoms, diagnosed initially for pleuropneumonia. The...

Intrathoracic lipomas are rare benign tumors; their behavior is not completely clear and their surgical removal may be challenging. We report a case of a giant right intrathoracic myxoid fusocellular lipoma compressing the lung, tracheobronchial tree, and esophagus which was removed through a posterolateral thoracotomy. Complete removal resulted in resolution of the chest pain and improvement o...

Dear Editor, Oesophageal duplication cysts are rare congenital maldevelopments of the posterior primitive foregut and mostly present in childhood.1 Patients usually present with dysphagia and sometimes chest discomfort. Complete surgical excision is the standard treatment. In this case report, we describe a laparoscopic transperitoneal approach to surgical excision of a duplication cyst of the ...

AIM To analyze patients with Castleman disease who were diagnosed by surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively investigated the postoperative pathological records of operations performed between January 1992 and December 2012 in our hospital. Files of 19 patients with the diagnosis of Castleman disease were analyzed. RESULTS There were 13 male and 6 female patients with a mean age o...