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This study aims to describe the postoperative outcomes of LDC operated via thoracotomy and to present the experience of one surgical center in Tunisia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a retrospective study including all patients with a diagnosis of liver dome hydatid cyst and underwent surgery via a posterolateral thoracotomy, in the Department of Surgery \u201cA\u201d of the Charles Nicolle Hospital between 2018 and 2023.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Forty-nine patients were included in our study. The mean age was 52 years with a standard deviation of 19. The male to female ratio was 0.96. The main presenting symptoms were right upper quadrant abdominal pain, right chest pain and cough. A posterolateral thoracotomy was indicated in four scenarios: right lung and liver dome cyst, liver dome cyst with thoracic rupture, recurrent liver dome cyst previously underwent surgery via a laparotomy and the accessibility of the cyst. The morbidity rate was 12.2%. Follow-up showed one recurrence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Posterolateral thoracotomy appears to be a distinct and advantageous approach compared to traditional laparotomy, for the management of LDC, although the available evidence remains limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fsurg.2025.1689825","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,21]],"date-time":"2025-11-21T06:28:59Z","timestamp":1763706539000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Transthoracic management of liver dome hydatid cyst: a single-center experience in a North African country"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Laila","family":"Jedidi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Senda Ben","family":"Lahouel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yosr Ben","family":"Attig","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aymen","family":"Mabrouk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tarek","family":"Cherni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mounir Ben","family":"Moussa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mohamed Sadok","family":"Boudaya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"190","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amjsurg.2021.12.014","article-title":"Radical versus conservative surgical treatment of liver hydatid cysts: a paired comparison analysis","volume":"224","author":"Farhat","year":"2022","journal-title":"Am J Surg"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1399","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics14131399","article-title":"Therapeutic options in hydatid hepatic cyst surgery: a retrospective analysis of three surgical approaches","volume":"14","author":"Mihetiu","year":"2024","journal-title":"Diagnostics (Basel)"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"32","DOI":"10.4103\/jfmpc.jfmpc_2145_21","article-title":"Liver dome hydatid cyst surgery: laparotomy or thoracotomy?","volume":"12","author":"Aghajanzadeh","year":"2023","journal-title":"J Family Med Prim Care"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1680","DOI":"10.1007\/s00268-005-0130-x","article-title":"One-stage transthoracic operation for the treatment of right lung and liver hydatid cysts","volume":"29","author":"Erdogan","year":"2005","journal-title":"World J Surg"},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"111334","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2025.111334","article-title":"Pneumonectomy for a hepatic hydatid cyst ruptured in the thorax: a case report","volume":"130","author":"Bouassida","year":"2025","journal-title":"Int J Surg Case Rep"},{"key":"B6","article-title":"EM-Consulte. 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