ABSTRACT
Thoracoscopic and traditional access for the treatment of lung hydatidosis in children was compared. 56 children, who composed the 1st (control) group, were operated on with the open access. The 2nd (main) group, consisted of 22 patients, operated on thoracoscopically. The issue holds the thorough description of the operative technique. The mean operative time was 61.2±7.4 min for the thoracoscopic operation, the mean pleural drainig time was 2.5±0.7 days. The mean postoperative hospital stay was 12±3.5 days. For the patients of the control group, the operative time was 86.4±25.2 min, draining time was 4±1.2 days and hospital stay was 18.4±8.2 days. There were no conversion cases. 3 patients of the "thoracoscopic" group developed postoperative pneumonia and bronchial fistula. Considering the strict following the principles of antiparasitic treatment, the endoscopic treatment of lung hydatidosis proved to be a method of choice for the surgical treatment of lung hydatidosis in children.
