Capitonnage seems better in childhood pulmonary hydatid cyst surgery

Abstract

BackgroundPulmonary hydatid disease remains an important healthcare problem. Conservative operative interventions including cystotomy or cystotomy with capitonnage are the two commonly used techniques. However, there is no scientific consensus over selection of these operative interventions. AimThe aim of this study is to compare these two methods: capitonnage and uncapitonnage in the surgery of childhood pulmonary hydatid cyst in regard to the postoperative period. MethodsThis is a retrospective analysis of 136 patients operated for pulmonary hydatid disease between January 2010 and July 2017 according to two techniques. Group A was cystotomy with capitonnage (n = 76), and group B was cystotomy alone (n = 60). We compared the postoperative outcomes. ResultsOur data showed pneumothorax(PNO) and emphysema were seen in 30% of Group B and only in 13.2% in Group A, and the persistence of residual cavity in 23.3% in Group B and 7.9% in Group A (p = 0.014). We have not seen any case of recurrence with capitonnage. ConclusionWe conclude that capitonnage appears to prevent PNO and emphysema formation and a remaining residual cavity in the long term with a significant difference. And it prevents prolonged postoperative air leak and hospitalization with a slightly nonsignificant difference. It is difficult to say with absolute certainty that the noncapitonnage group is inferior to the capitonnage group, since several factors can influence the evolution. Type of studyClinical research articleLevel of evidence III