[Diagnosis and surgical treatment of bilateral pulmonary echinococcosis].

Results of diagnosis and treatment of 205 patients with bilateral pulmonary echinococcosis were analyzed. 141 patients underwent two-sided surgeries: 77--staged operations with interval from 2 weeks to 3 months, 64--one-stage operations on both lungs. One-stage operations through thoracotomies were performed in 49 patients, through medial sternotomy--in 15. Mean hospital stay was 20 bed-days. Long-term results from 6 weeks to 15 years were studied in 60 patients. Stable curative effect was achieved in all the patients.

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