[Treatment of large echinococcal cysts of the lungs].

An analysis of 177 operations for pulmonary echinococcosis performed in 160 patients has been made (17 patient were operated twice because of bilateral localization of the cysts). For patients with large and giant cysts the author prefers organ-preserving operations, the A. A. Vishnevski method being considered the best. There were 115 such operations. Among other organ-preserving operations there were: 12 operations by the method of Bobrov - Spasokukotski , 16 operations of different variants of capitonage , 15 combinations of organ-preserving operations, 5 one-step operations on the lungs and liver and only 10 operations of various resections of lungs. In the rest 4 patients other operations were performed. Postoperative lethality was 2,2%. A stable clinical effect with a complete recovery was noted in 87 of the patients examined in a remote postoperative period. Two patients had recurrences of the disease.