Kastoris Antonia, Efseviou Christos, Rodotheou Dania, Manolis Emmanouil, Tanos Marios
Intensive Care Unit, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, CYP.
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, CYP.
Cureus. 2024 May 29;16(5):e61302. doi: 10.7759/cureus.61302. eCollection 2024 May.
Tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus cause parasitic disease in humans through the ingestion of eggs in contaminated food and water. Rupture of slowly enlarging cysts in the liver, lungs, and other organs can be life-threatening and many deaths are recorded yearly worldwide. Surgery and removal of such cysts remain the most effective treatment. Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) routinely placed in the ICU in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), may provide time and adequate oxygenation for the completion of surgery in echinococcosis cases. In this article, we present a rare case of pulmonary echinococcosis in a young patient requiring ECMO support prior to surgery.
棘球绦虫属的绦虫通过人类摄入受污染食物和水中的虫卵引发寄生虫病。肝脏、肺和其他器官中缓慢增大的囊肿破裂可能危及生命,全球每年都有许多死亡病例记录在案。手术切除此类囊肿仍然是最有效的治疗方法。对于急性呼吸窘迫综合征(ARDS)患者,通常在重症监护病房(ICU)放置静脉-静脉体外膜肺氧合(ECMO),这可能为棘球蚴病患者的手术完成提供时间和充足的氧合。在本文中,我们介绍了一名年轻患者罕见的肺棘球蚴病病例,该患者在手术前需要ECMO支持。