BACKGROUND Approximately in 50% of the patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), pleural fluid collection occurs at the early postoperative period and resolves spontaneously. CASE REPORT CABG was performed on a 54-year-old male. In the early postoperative period, the chest roentgenogram revealed right pleural collection. The preoperative and the postoperative hepatic ...

DESCRIPTION A 55-year-old man with a history of hypertension was admitted with complaints of progressive breathlessness of 2 months duration. General physical examination was remarkable for an elevated jugular venous pressure and bilateral pedal oedema. His ECG showed normal axis, left ventricular hypertrophy by voltage criteria and associated left atrial enlargement. Echocardiogram (ECHO) reve...

Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus. The most common locations of infection are the liver and lungs. This case discusses a rare isolated retrovesical hydatid cyst. The case-report describes a thirteen year old boy who presented with abdominal pain and dysuria. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a multiloculair cyst, pathognomonic for a ...

MODE OF DEVELOPMENT.-This disease is also termed echinococcosis, or hydatid cyst formation; it results from the ingestion of food contaminated with the eggs of the tape-worm Echinococcus granulosus. The embryo is released in the intestines, attaches itself to the mucosa, and makes its way into the portal circulation, by which it is carried to a capillary barrier, where it settles down, and, if ...

Background : Because of limited experience, controversies still exist about the laparoscopic management of hepatic hydatid cysts. In this study, we are presenting our early experience with this new technique of endoscopic-assisted laparoscopic management of hepatic hydatid cyst compared with open surgery. Patients and Methods: Between January 2000 and July 2010 fifteen patients (12 males and 3 ...