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A Rare Case of Both Mediastinal and Pericardial Hydatid Cysts Presenting as Cardiomegaly

Parveen Gulati, Shweta Anand, Subhadeep Saha, Amitesh Gupta, Rupak Singla

Citation Information : Gulati P, Anand S, Saha S, Gupta A, Singla R. A Rare Case of Both Mediastinal and Pericardial Hydatid Cysts Presenting as Cardiomegaly. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2019; 61 (2):87-89.

DOI: 10.5005/ijcdas-61-2-87

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 18-11-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2019; The Author(s).


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