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CT-scan reveals the presence of the hydatid cysts.
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Urgent chest CT-scan revealed cysts within both pulmonary arteries, occlusion of left main pulmonary artery and a left diaphragmatic hernia as a complication of the previous operations (Fig. 1).
The total removed content of hydatid cysts and clots from left (a) and right (b) side.
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This was not possible for the right pulmonary artery cysts due to their distal location (Fig. 2a). Six months later, cysts and clots from the distal portion of the right pulmonary artery were removed through right thoracotomy (Fig. 2b).