title: Hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum. Diagnosis by cross-sectional echocardiography and computed tomography, treatment with mebendazole.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Göksel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kural
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ergin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cengel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kütük
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D008463:Mebendazole