Rupture of a giant cardiac hydatid cyst in the left ventricular free wall: successful surgical management of a rare entity

Hydatid cyst of heart is a rare but potentially fatal site of pathology, especially left ventricular free wall. We managed a successful surgical treatment on a case of a 24 year old man who had a giant cardiac hydatid cyst (71 x 64 mm) that ruptured left ventricular free wall. The cyst was excised g...

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Main Authors: Hosseinian, Adallat, Mohammadzadeh, Alireza, Shahmohammadi, Ghader, Hasanpour, Mohammad, Maleki, Nasrollah, Doustkami, Hossein, Haghdoost, Zarafshan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: e-Century Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3683408/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23785588
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