Right-sided cardiac echinococcosis shows special clinical and surgical features beyond the
rareness of echinococcosis in this position, leading to serious and life-threatening …

Background: Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease caused by infection with the Echinococcus
granulosus tapeworm larva. It is a major public health problem in endemic regions. Cardiac …

Introduction An abdominal pseudocyst is a rare complication of a ventriculo-peritoneal
shunt. Etiological factors include infection, obstruction and dislodgement. This is the first …

Cardiac involvement in hydatid cyst disease is uncommon, occurring in approximately 2% of
hydatid cases. Two cases of cardiac hydatid cysts with negative serologic tests are reported …

Hydatid disease, which is caused by the Echinococcus granulosis parasite, is endemic in
certain parts of the world where close contact between humans and sheep exists. The …

We herein report the case of a suppurated mediastinal and cardiac hydatid cyst which
occurred after the initial treatment of the patient for a primary mediastinal hydatid cyst in a …

Objective: Cardiac hydatid cyst is an uncommon disease, its prevalence being about 0.5-
2%. 90% of parasites which are digested orally are removed by the liver and lung, 10 …

Objective: To document the experience with cystic hydatid disease at a teaching hospital in
South Sudan. Design: A prospective analysis of clinical data collected from patients admitted …

Заболеваемость эхинококкозом в России за последние 25 лет выросла в 3 раза.
Сложности в диагностике и полиорганное поражение требуют мультидисциплинарного …

Infection with Echinococcus granu-losus is extremely widespread in eastern and southern
Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and South America. 1 It involves mainly the liver, lung …