Acute pulmonary embolism due to multiple hydatid cysts

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 197-199

  Lioulias, Achilles ^a   Kotoulas, Christophoros ^a,b   Kokotsakis, John ^a   Konstantinou, Marios ^a  

^a Chest Diseases Hospital Athens   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Echinococcosis; Hydatidosis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ECHINOCOCCOSIS, PULMONARY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034980438     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00734-5     Document Type: Article

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