title: Response to letter by Ling et al.: Surgical extraction of a large left ventricular hydatid cyst under transesophageal echocardiography monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, PR China.
authors.forename: Dongxu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, PR China.
authors.forename: Yongjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, PR China.
authors.forename: Yunfei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, PR China. Electronic address: cardiolinke@163.com.
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Echinococcosis; Left ventricular hydatid cyst; Surgical extraction; Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)