Endobroncheal hydatid cyst: Analysis of cases diagnosed at King Hussein Medical center over five years

ABSTRACT

Hydatid disease is a relatively common disease in the Middle East with variable prevalence rates among different countries. Lung involvement is a common site and patients may present with different clinical pictures. Serological tests may help to confirm the diagnosis but a negative serology does not necessarily exclude the diagnosis of cystic hydatid disease. Endobroncheal hydatid cyst [a hydatid membrane which can be seen endobroncheally via a fiberoptic bronchoscope] is a relatively rare clinical finding in pulmonary hydatid disease. We describe four cases of this clinical entity that were diagnosed at the bronchoscopy unit at King Hussein Medical Center over a five years period