The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 31, 564-568, Copyright © 1981 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
One-stage surgical treatment of cardiac and pulmonary echinococcosis
A Aris, C Leon, JO Bonnin, C Serra and JM Caralps
The case of a 26-year-old woman with cardiac and pulmonary echinococcosis
is presented. Surgical treatment of the intrathoracic disease was done in a
one-stage operation. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, a left ventricular
hydatid cyst and a lower lobe pulmonary cyst were removed. The patient is
completely asymptomatic and is leading a normal life two years after
operation.