Cardiac echinococcsis with multivisceral involvement.
Cardiac hydatid cyst is an uncommon lesion. The infection, often acquired by children during play with infected dogs, is most common in sheep-raising areas of the world. We report our clinical and surgical experience in the treatment of one of the youngest reported cardiac hydatidosis patients with multivisceral involvement.
Uysalel
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ankara, Turkey.
Aral
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Atalay
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Akalin
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed