Vol 68, No 2 (2010)
Echokardiogram miesiąca
Published online: 2010-04-22

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Isolated cardiac hydatidosis - a case report

Mehrnoush Toufan, Abbas Afrasiabi, Leili Pourafkari
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.79852
Kardiol Pol 2010;68(2):223-225.

Abstract

Cardiac hydatidosis is rarely encountered. A case of isolated cardiac hydatid cyst of the left ventricle in a young woman is described. The diagnosis was suggested by echocardiography and was confirmed later by pathological evaluation. Serological tests were negative. The patient underwent a successful operation for cyst resection.

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