Acute pulmonary embolism due to the rupture of a right ventricle hydatic cyst

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 462-464

  Lahdhili, Hatem ^a   Hachicha, Sabeur ^a   Ziadi, Mohamed ^a   Thameur, Habib ^a  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Echinococcosis; Hydatidosis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST RUPTURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0036768519     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00360-3     Document Type: Article

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