JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL RESEARCH - Vol. I, n 1 , June, 2014
Pages: 28-28
Mediastinum Lymph Node Hydatidosis
Yassine Ouadnouni, Marouane Lakranbi, Mohamed Smahi
Category: JMSR Pathogens
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Abstract:
A 55 year old woman, presented to our hospital with a one year history of coughing and left chest pain. A chest CT-scan showed mediastinal, pleural and pulmonary cystic lesions evoking hydatidosis. Surgical exploration found a cystic lesion of the aorta-pulmonary window..
Keywords: Hydatidosis, Mediastinum, Lymph, node, Surgery
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DOI: 10.46327/msrjg.1.000000000000009
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.46327/msrjg.1.000000000000009
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