A multivesicular cardiac hydatid cyst with hepatic involvement

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Uysalel A., Yazicioglu L., Aral A., Akalin H.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.335-337, 1998 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 3
• Basım Tarihi: 1998
• Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s1010-7940(98)00169-9
• Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.335-337
• Anahtar Kelimeler: cardiac hydatid cyst, Echinococcus granulosus, SURGICAL-TREATMENT, ECHINOCOCCOSIS
• Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
• Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cardiac hydatid cyst is an uncommon lesion, mostly caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Occurrence of the disease in man appears to be Limited geographically to areas where close and continuous contact exists between domesticated carnivores such as dogs and ungulates such as cattle and sheep. Generally cardiac hydatid cysts are univesicular. Here we report our clinical and surgical experience of treatment in a case of a multivesicular cardiac hydatid cyst with hepatic involvement. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.