Our Anesthesia Experience in a Pediatric Patient with Ruptured Lung Hydatid Cyst

Abstract

Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus and transmitted to humans mostly through canine feces. Although it can settle in every organ in the body, the lung is the most frequently involved organ in children. As well as being asymptomatic, a pulmonary hydatid cyst may cause complaints such as chest pain, cough, shortness of breath, pneumothorax, and hemoptysis. A child patient was admitted to the pediatric emergency service with complaints of severe respiratory distress, hemoptysis, and pneumothorax in the right lung. Hydatid cyst treatment is primarily surgical. With the rupture of the cyst during the operation, anaphylactic shock and even death can be seen. In case of sudden onset of tachycardia and a decrease in mean arterial pressure during hydatid cyst operation, the possibility of anaphylaxis should be kept in mind after excluding other possibilities. We think that keeping in mind that anaphylaxis may develop in patients who will undergo surgery for hydatid cysts and being prepared for this will have a significant positive effect on mortality and morbidity. In this case report, we aimed to present our anesthesia experience of anaphylactic reaction following cyst rupture during surgical excision of lung hydatid cyst.