RIGHT VENTRICULAR HYDATID CYST CAUSING RECURRENT PULMONARY EMBOLI

PASAOGLU I., DOGAN R., HAZAN E., ORAM A., BOZER A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.6, sa.3, ss.161-163, 1992 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1992
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/1010-7940(92)90124-g
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.161-163
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: HYDATID CYST OF THE HEART, PULMONARY ARTERY, PULMONARY EMBOLI, EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A hydatid cyst of the heart is rare. Surgical treatment is the preferable method in the treatment of cardiac echinococcosis. A 27-year-old patient with right ventricular hydatid cyst causing recurrent pulmonary emboli and diagnosed by 2-dimensional echocardiography and treated surgically is presented.