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New World’s old disease: cardiac hydatid disease and surgical principles
BACKGROUND Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease caused by infection with the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm larva. It is a major public health problem in endemic regions. Cardiac involvement of the disease is rare. METHODS Between 1985 and 2015, 12 patients were admitted to our clinic with a possible diagnosis of cardiac hydatid disease. Of these patients, six (50%) were male and six (50%) w...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1940
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-194004000-00009