Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5602600 | Heart, Lung and Circulation | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Cardiac echinococcosis is a rare but fatal disease and should be surgically treated when diagnosed. There is some controversy about how echinococcosis spreads to the heart (via haematogenous spread or direct extension from adjacent structures). According to our study, we think that haematogenous spread is the main method of the distribution of cardiac echinococcosis, and the direct extension method from adjacent structures must be questioned.
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Authors
Alptekin MD, Hasim MD, Gokhan MD, Erhan MD, Yavuz MD,