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Bilateral intact cystic lesions on chest X ray (A) and CT scan (B & C) (arrows)
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A round cystic lesion was noticed in each lung on chest x ray that was confirmed by computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (Figure 1 A,B,C).
PA & lateral chest X ray 20 days after adminstration of albendazole showing bilateral ruptured cysts with seemingly empty cavity (arrows) (A & B)
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CT scans 10 months after treatment with albendazole. Right cyst is central with intra cystic fluid accumulation (A) and left cyst is peripheral and completely empty (B).
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Due to its central location there was high probability of a communication between the right sided cyst cavity and larger bronchus compared to the left cyst (Figure 3 A,B).
Chest X ray six months after surgery showing unchanged stable left cyst (arrow) and right lung with small postoperative changes and without cystic lesion
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On the chest x ray taken one month after the operation there was no abnormality in the right lung and there was only one empty cavity in the left lung (Figure 4).