European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Advance Access published February 1, 2015

Cite this article as: Aydin Y, Ogul H, Altuntas B, Eroglu A. Pulmonary sequestration mimicking a hydatid cyst. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015; doi:10.1093/ejcts/ ezu545.

Pulmonary sequestration mimicking a hydatid cyst Yener Aydina,*, Hayri Ogulb, Bayram Altuntasa and Atilla Eroglua a b

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

* Corresponding author. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey. Tel: +90-442-3448439; fax: +90-442-2361301; e-mail: [email protected] (Y. Aydin). Received 7 November 2014; received in revised form 8 December 2014; accepted 19 December 2014

Keywords: Pulmonary sequestration • Hydatid cyst • Surgery

A 36-year-old female presented with chest pain. A cystic entity was detected radiologically (Figs 1 and 2). In surgery, the aberrant arterial supply was identified at the level of the inferior pulmonary

ligament. On rare occasions, pulmonary sequestration can mimic a hydatid cyst. Insufficient preoperative evaluation and preparation can lead to serious complications and mortality.

Figure 1: CT scan detected the presence of a round, thick-walled, fluidattenuated cystic lesion in the left lower lobe.

Figure 2: Contrast-enhanced axial CT scan of the thorax showing a multiseptated cyst-like mass in the left lower lobe. CT scan shows a contrast-enhanced vessel arising from the aorta and supplying the area of hypodensity in the lung (arrow).

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