Primary pleural hydatid cysts The patient underwent thoracotomy and the findings of numerous cystic lesions within the pleura confirming the diagnosis of hydatid cysts. Primary pleural hydatid cyst is a rare disease. It is defined as a hydatid cyst within or dependent of the pleural space that has not been produced by rupture from another location and/or does not appear simultaneously or is preceded by another cyst, liver or lung. https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAEIMp_P_-52SlidzHg