Is surgical therapy the only treatment of choice for cardiac echinococcossis with multiple organ involvement?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 367-368

  Bozbuga, Nilgün ^a   Erentug, Vedat ^a   Akinci, Esat ^a   Yakut, Cevat ^a  

^a KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Cardiac hydatid cyst; Multi organ echinococcosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC ECHINOCOCCOSSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042386351     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00072-0     Document Type: Article

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