[Surgical treatment of hydatid cysts of the hepatic dome ruptured into the thoracic cavity]. / Trattamento chirurgico delle cisti idatidee della cupola epatica rotte in cavo toracico.

Two cases of hydatid cyst of the hepatic dome, complicated by rupture in the thoracic cavity, are reported. The Authors stress the frequency of human hydatidosis, still high in Italy, and the severity of the above mentioned complication. Surgical treatment is also discussed.