Primary mediastinal hydatid disease leading to popliteal artery hydatid cyst embolization
Hydatid disease is a zoonosis caused by <i> Echinococcus granulosus</i> . Infected dogs release eggs through their feces and the eggs infect humans through food and water. The most common locations of hydatid cysts are the liver and lungs, but primary mediastinal involvement, though rare...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2009;volume=29;issue=5;spage=407;epage=409;aulast=Hakeem |