Main Pulmonary Artery Hydatidosis with Seconday Involvement of the Lungs: a Shepherd Boy’s Story
Cardiac hydatid cyst (CHC) is a rare disease that was endemic in some regions especially in sheep-raising areas. The most commonly accepted theory for the routes of heart involvement in hydatid cyst was infestation by the hexacanthus embryo through coronary arteries. Here, we describe a case with th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2006-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Tehran University Heart Center |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/3031.pdf&manuscript_id=3031 |