Cardiac hydatid cysts: clinical cases

Cardiac localization of hydatid disease is rare (< 3%) even in endemic countries. It is a condition characterized by a long functional tolerance and a great clinical and paraclinical polymorphism. Cardiac hydatitosis is serious because of the risk of rupture requiring a semi-urgent surgery. The diagnosis of rupture is based on clinical and echocardiographic findings. The aim of this book is to report some interesting cases operated for cardiac hydatid cyst.

Autorentext

Redha Lakehal and Jalaleddinne Omar Bouhidel are university lecturers at the Faculty of Medicine of Constantine 03 and Batna 02 in Algeria respectively.They are members of learned societies, PhDs, and authors of numerous articles in preclinical and clinical research.

Klappentext

Cardiac localization of hydatid disease is rare (< 3%) even in endemic countries. It is a condition characterized by a long functional tolerance and a great clinical and paraclinical polymorphism. Cardiac hydatitosis is serious because of the risk of rupture requiring a semi-urgent surgery. The diagnosis of rupture is based on clinical and echocardiographic findings. The aim of this book is to report some interesting cases operated for cardiac hydatid cyst.