Main Pulmonary Artery Hydatidosis with Seconday Involvement of the Lungs: a Shepherd Boy's Story
Journal of Tehran Heart Center [The]. 2006; 1 (1): 49-52
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ABSTRACT
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 the primitive cardiac hydatid cyst located around the pulmonary valve [PV] and main pulmonary artery [mPA] extended to right and left pulmonary arteries and metastasized to both lungs. Could it be possible for the embryo to adhere PV and mPA directly =
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Asunto principal:
Arteria Pulmonar
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Válvula Pulmonar
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Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática
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Equinococosis
Tipo de estudio:
Informe de Casos
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J. Tehran Heart Cent.
Año:
2006
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