A case of cardiac hydatid cyst localized on the interventricular septum and causing pulmonary emboli.
Cardiac hydatid cyst is rarely encountered. In this article, a case of hydatid cyst localized in multiple organs including the ventricular septum and causing pulmonary emboli is reported.
Bayezid
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Koşuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ocal
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Işik
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Yakut
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D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography