Cyst hydatid case ruptured after awake intubation causing difficult airway

Encountered throughout the history, the cyst hydatid is a parasitary disease caused by Echinococcus Granulosus. Its prevalence in Turkey is presumed to be around 50 per 100 thousand (1). Cyst hydatid settles in the liver almost at a rate of 60% and about 30% in the lungs. The cysts settling in the lungs are generally solitary and asymptomatic (2). However, it provides findings in some patients with a symptom or a perforation due to pressure. Perforations may be usually spontaneous or iatrogenic (traumatic, surgical) (3, 4). In the literature, we could not come across a cyst hydatid case ruptured due to intubation. In this article, we aimed to present a cyst hydatid case that was operated on due to diaphragmatic hernia, instantly getting ruptured after intubation and causing a difficult airway