Case Report Étude de cas Page 1 Cardiac echinococcoses were first documented and re-
ported by Williams in 1936.Although an attempt to treat cardiac hydatid disease by operating …

A case of intravenous leiomyomatosis with extention into the right ventricle is described. A
tumor in the inferior vena cava was detected three years after a subtotal hysterectomy had …

Background The minimal right vertical infra-axillary thoracotomy could be a safe and cosmetic
alternative to standard median sternotomy. This study reviews our results and experience …

Cardiac involvement in hydatid disease is uncommon. We report a case of a surgically
treated ruptured left ventricular hydatid cyst, which presented with acute stroke and was later …

Published reports of aorto–left atrial fistula are very rare. We report a 20-year-old man who
had an aorto–left atrial fistula with bicuspid aortic valve and coronary artery origin anomaly. …

A 6-year-old girl was referred with acute chest pain and dyspnea. Transthoracic
echocardiography revealed a single large well-defined intramyocardial cystic mass in the …

INTRODUCTION Surgical treatment of benign thyroid diseases need to be followed up
closely, since recurrent thyroid nodules can be seen after subtotal thyroidectomy. Intrathoracic …

Published reports of intrathoracic meningocele with vertebral corpus defects in the absence
of neurofibromatosis are very rare. We report a 9-year-old male with intrathoracic …

Background: Although the present techniques of myocardial preservation for limiting
ischemia/reperfusion injury in open heart operations yield excellent results for most patients, certain …

A 42-year-old woman had left fronto-orbital aching and amaurosis for 6 months. Fluorescein
angiography of the left eye showed vasculitis. Aortography revealed total occlusion of both …