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Surgical excision of an epicardial ventricular hydatid cyst
- Source :
- Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 28:273-275
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2020.
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Abstract
- Isolated cardiac hydatid cyst is a rare entity. It warrants early surgical repair because cyst rupture is potentially fatal. We report the case of a 32-year-old lady with an epicardial ventricular hydatid cyst, which was managed successfully by complete cyst excision.
- Subjects :
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Surgical repair
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Rare entity
Hydatid cyst
General Medicine
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Chest pain
medicine.disease
Echinococcosis
Surgery
Albendazole
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0302 clinical medicine
030228 respiratory system
parasitic diseases
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Cyst
Surgical excision
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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Details
- ISSN :
- 18165370 and 02184923
- Volume :
- 28
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........2277a69bdc26c1ef6394994020072065