Khalfallah A, Letaief R, Farhat M, Gharbi S
Can J Surg. 1982 Jul;25(4):463-6.
Pulmonary echinococcosis is still widespread in Tunisia as in most countries of North Africa. The segment of population affected is young; 198(74%) of 268 patients studied by the authors were less than 30 years old. There were no symptoms in 8% of patients and 92% presented with some complication. The treatment of choice is surgical but conservative pericystectomy was performed in 204 (76%) patients and resection in 64 (24%). Operative mortality was 1.5% and postoperative complications were noted in 8% of patient with an infected cyst. If it is impossible to prevent the disease, the authors recommend early detection, permitting surgical treatment without complications.
与大多数北非国家一样，肺包虫病在突尼斯仍然广泛存在。受影响的人群以年轻人为主；作者研究的268例患者中，198例（74%）年龄小于30岁。8%的患者没有症状，92%的患者出现了一些并发症。首选的治疗方法是手术，但204例（76%）患者进行了保守性囊肿切除术，64例（24%）患者进行了切除术。手术死亡率为1.5%，8%的感染性囊肿患者出现了术后并发症。如果无法预防该疾病，作者建议早期发现，以便进行无并发症的手术治疗。
