title: Cardiac echinococcosis: report of 3 cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Three patients who underwent successful surgical treatment of cardiac hydatid disease are discussed. The nonspecificity of diagnostic measures and the importance of keeping this diagnosis in mind when faced with a patient coming from an area where hydatidosis is endemic are stressed. We propose the use of cardiopulmonary bypass in the surgical treatment of this problem.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000790:Angiocardiography; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000469:parasitology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery