Uysalel A, Aral A, Atalay S, Akalin H
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ankara, Turkey.
Pediatr Cardiol. 1996 Jul-Aug;17(4):268-70. doi: 10.1007/BF02524808.
Cardiac hydatid cyst is an uncommon lesion. The infection, often acquired by children during play with infected dogs, is most common in sheep-raising areas of the world. We report our clinical and surgical experience in the treatment of one of the youngest reported cardiac hydatidosis patients with multivisceral involvement.