title: Hydatid disease of the right ventricle and role of tomographic scanning in its diagnosis.
abstract: A case of hydatid cyst affecting the right ventricle is described and role of tomographic scanning highlighted as it demonstrated a typical multilocular cyst arising from the right ventricle in the patient discussed here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Akhtar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D015766:Albendazole