Giant Hydatid Cyst with Diaphragmatic, Pericardial, and Hepatic Involvement: Use of Extracorporeal Circulation for Major Liver Resection: A Case Report and Literature Review

Valentina Galvis; Carlos Eduardo Rey Chaves; Danny Conde; Mauricio Peláez; Juan Carlos Sabogal Olarte

doi:10.12659/AJCR.938601

06 March 2023 : Case report Colombia

Giant Hydatid Cyst with Diaphragmatic, Pericardial, and Hepatic Involvement: Use of Extracorporeal Circulation for Major Liver Resection: A Case Report and Literature Review

Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Rare disease

Valentina Galvis^1AEF*, Carlos Eduardo Rey Chaves^2AEF, Danny Conde^3ACEF, Mauricio Peláez^4AE, Juan Carlos Sabogal Olarte^3ADEF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938601

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e938601

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Figure 8. Diaphragm repair with synthetic mesh. After the resection and extraction of all the compromised structures (lung, diaphragm, pericardium and liver), the diaphragm was repaired with a composite mesh made of monofilament polyester on one side and hydrophilic absorbable collagen film on the other. The Parietex mesh was fixed to the anterior diaphragmatic remnant and then to the right and left remnant.

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