Hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum. Diagnosis by cross-sectional echocardiography and computed tomography, treatment with mebendazole.
Herein we report a case of a cardiac echinococcal cyst located in the interventricular septum and producing a mild obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract. The cyst was detected by cross-sectional echocardiography and thoracic computed tomography and treated successfully with mebendazole.
Göksel
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Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Kural
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Ergin
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Cengel
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Ozer
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Kütük
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D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004452:Echocardiography; D006346:Heart Septum; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D008463:Mebendazole