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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1982; 30(1): 56-57
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1022210
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Hydatid Cysts in the Pericardium - A New Case and Review of the Literature

Wang Cheng
  • Department of Thoracic Surgery, No 3 Clinical College, Bethune Medical University, Chang Chun, China
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1981

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Hydatid disease of the pericardium is rarely observed. In this report a case is described in which intermittent left shoulder pain was attributed to chronic irritation of the phrenic nerve.

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Hydatid cyst - Pericardium