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Presentation of Epicardial and Intrapericardial Hydatid Cysts: A Case Series
Hydatid cyst mainly involves the liver and lung; however, it can rarely involve cardiac tissue. This study describes the presence of hydatid cysts in the heart with considerable disease points in Tehran, Iran.
Donya Maleki+4 more
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Primary Hydatid Disease of the Chest Wall Presenting as a Chest Wall Tumor [PDF]
Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease that is endemic in Mediterranean areas, South America, North Africa, Australia, and Iran. Although the liver and lung are the most common involved organs, but the other organs in human body also can be involved by ...
Reza Bagheri+5 more
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The objective of this study was to report our experience in the management of hydatid cysts of the mediastinum.Among 206 patients who underwent surgery in our department for intrathoracic hydatid cysts between September 2001 and September 2008, 7 patients (3.4%) aged 24 to 49 years (mean, 36.2 years) had mediastinal hydatid cysts.
Adil Arsalane+4 more
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Postoperative Recurrence of Hydatid Cyst According to World Health Organization (WHO) Classification
Background: Hydatid cyst is one of the most common diseases of humans and animals, which its most common involved site is liver. Despite various treatments, hydatid cyst recurrence is still a serious problem in areas with high prevalence.
Behnam Sanei+2 more
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PP-205 Hydatid disease is a human infection caused by the larval stage of Echinococcocus granulosus, which is still endemic in many cattle-raising areas. Cardiac hydatid cysts are very rare, involving 0.5 to 2% of all cases.
Bakirci, Eftal Murat+4 more
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A rare combination of cardiac and pulmonary cyst and review of the literature
Hydatid disease remains an important public health problem in endemic areas. We report a rare case of intramyocardial hydatid cyst of the right atrium along with a pulmonary hydatid cyst in a 16-year-old girl who was admitted to our hospital because of ...
Taamallah Karima+2 more
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An Iranian man with increased thigh mass due to a hydatid cyst
Background: Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by . Primary single-intramuscular hydatid disease is rare, even in endemic regions of the world.
Samiee-Rad, Fatemeh, Emami, Ali
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Hydatid disease is caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus. Genus Echinococcus has different species including Echinococcus vogeli, Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilucularis. Echinococcus granulosus is the most common cause of hydatid disease in humans.
Hamidreza Arti, Hossein Yousofi Darani
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Common antigens between hydatid cyst and cancers
Background: Different research groups reported a negative correlation between cancers and parasitical infections. As an example, the prevalence of a hydatid cyst among patients with cancer was significantly lower than its prevalence among normal ...
Shima Daneshpour+5 more
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Hydatid cysts rarely appear isolated in the orbital cavity without involvement of other organs. Most of these are situated in the superolateral and superomedial angles of the orbit. Inferiorly located cysts are very uncommon. The authors report a case of a primary hydatid cyst of the orbit with inferiolateral localization.
Header K Hasson+4 more
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