Isolated Pericardial Hydatid Cyst

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VURDEM U. E., İNCİ M. F., FAZLIOĞLU M., TAŞDEMİR A., İMAMOĞLU H.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE, vol.12, no.1, pp.74-77, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.15197/sabad.1.12.14
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.74-77
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Cardiac hydatid cyst is an uncommon disease, mostly involving the myocardium. Involvement of the pericardium or isolated pericardial hydatid cysts are extremely rare and therefore can mimic other pericardial cystic diseases. Herein we present the radiological and surgical findings of an asymptomatic isolated pericardial hydatid cyst