PMC5127615_01
CXR (A) A Very large, dense and homogenous opacity occupying nearly the entire right lung with mediastinal shift to the left. (B) Normal CXR with re-expansion of the right lung at discharge.
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F1
Chest X-ray (CXR) revealed a very large, dense, and homogenous opacity, which occupied nearly the entire right lung and was associated with mediastinal shift to the left (Figure 1A). H did not experience any surgical complications and had a normal CXR (Figure 1B) at the time of discharge.
Under ultrasound guide, pleural fluid tap was done. It was very clear fluid.
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F2
An ultrasound-guided thoracentesis was performed and plural fluid was sent for analysis, which showed a transudative process (Figure 2) without any identical abnormalities.
A large cystic lesion in the right pleural cavity.
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F3
Multiple hydatid cyst (more than 20 cysts) with different sizes.
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F4
The operation revealed more than 20 hydatid cysts in different sizes (Figure 4).