title: Echinococcal cyst of the interventricular septum: a rare cause of myocardial ischemia.
abstract: A 30-year-old woman developed ischemia-like chest pain due to myocardial compression by an intracardiac cyst. The cyst was located in the interventricular septum. Its etiology could not be ascertained despite several diagnostic measures but exstirpation was indicated by the clinical symptoms. Intraoperatively the diagnosis of echinococcosis was established. The cyst was extirpated in toto without perforation of the thinned interventricular septum. Postoperatively the patient was symptomfree.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic- and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Geiger
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Konertz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hindricks
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hachenberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fahrenkamp
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Scheld
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000469:parasitology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000469:parasitology; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology