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case_images: Chest X-ray showing opacification of the right hemithorax.
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case_images: During admission, the child had a baseline plain chest X-ray done which revealed 80% homogenous opacification of the right hemithorax (Figure 1).
case_images: CT scan showing cyst in the right hemithorax.
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case_images: It was concluded that the features were suggestive of a hydatid cyst of the right hemithorax (Figure 2).
case_images: Hydatid cyst.
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case_images: Intraoperatively, a cyst of about 20 cm in diameter in the lower lobe of the right lung with some fibrin attachment to the right hemidiaphragm was found (Figure 3).
case_images: Postoperative chest X-ray with the right thoracostomy tube.
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case_images: The whole cyst was removed with no spillage and a draining tube thoracostomy with underwater seal was placed (Figure 4).