Pitfalls in the surgical treatment of undiagnosed lung lesions and cystic pulmonary hydatidosis

Table 1 Characteristics of the group 1 patients

No	Sex	Age	Symptom	Side	CT features	IgG ELISA*	Surgical approach	Operation	Diagnosis	Postoperative complication	Drainage time (day)
1	M	73	Hemoptysis	Left	Cavitary**	N/A	Thoracotomy	Lobectomy	Squamous cell ca	Pneumonia	4
2	M	67	Cough	Right	Cavitary**	N/A	Thoracotomy	Lobectomy	Squamous cell ca	Pneumonia	12
3	M	55	None	Right	Cavitary**	–	VATS	Lobectomy	Squamous cell ca	PAL	8
4	M	64	None	Left	Cavitary**	–	Thoracotomy	Lobectomy	Large cell ca	PAL	8
5	M	70	Massive hemoptysis	Left	Cavitary**	N/A	Thoracotomy	Pneumonectomy	Squamous cell ca	None	3
6	M	30	Chest pain	Right	Cystic	–	Thoracotomy	Cyst excision	Bronchogenic cyst	None	5
7	F	50	Chest pain	Right	Cystic	–	Thoracotomy	Cyst excision	Bronchogenic cyst	None	5
8	M	37	Cough	Right	Cystic	–	VATS	Cyst excision	Bronchogenic cyst	None	6
9	M	20	Cough	Left	Cystic	N/A	Thoracotomy	Lobectomy	Bronchogenic cyst	None	5
10	F	27	Cough	Right	Cavitary**	N/A	Thoracotomy	Lobectomy	Bronchogenic cyst	None	5
11	F	38	Hemoptysis	Left	Cavitary**	N/A	Thoracotomy	Lobectomy	Bronchiectasis	None	4
12	F	21	Cough	Right	Cystic	–	VATS	Lobectomy	Bronchiectasis	None	4
13	M	46	Chest pain	Right	Cystic	N/A	Thoracotomy	Wedge	Glomangioma	None	4

M Male, F Female, CT Computed tomography, N/A Not applicable, PAL persistent air leak, VATS Video-assisted thoracic surgery. *Anti-Echinococcus IgG ELISA. **The cavity wall of these lesions was thin and relatively regular

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