Cardiac echinococcosis in a 3-year-old child

Bozkurt A., Koksal C.

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.45, sa.2, ss.125-127, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.125-127
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

A 3-year-old girl was admitted with the diagnosis of left ventricular hydatid cyst She also had pulmonary, hepatic and splenic cysts. The diagnosis of the left ventricular cyst was made by means of computerized tomography and confirmed using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and transthoracic echocardiography. The patient was submitted to cystectomy on beating heart with a straightforward postoperative period.