Isolated multiple pericardial hydatid cysts in an asymptomatic patient: Role of the CMR
- 6 January 2023
- journal article
- Published by Heighten Science Publications Corporation in Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Vol. 8 (1), 001-003
- https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jccm.1001146
Abstract
Hydatid cysts primarily affect the liver and secondary involvement may be seen in almost any anatomic location. We describe the unusual pericardial location of the Echinococcus cysts in an asymptomatic patient with suggestive cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.Keywords
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