title: [Pericardial hydatid cysts. Value of magnetic resonance imaging. Apropos of a clinical case].
abstract: Cardiac hydatic cysts are rare and represent 0.5 to 2% of all hydatic cysts in humans [1, 2]. They are usually found in the left or right ventricle, and exceptionally in the interventricular septum. An exclusively pericardia hydatic cyst is excessively rare. The case reported here emphasizes: That this hydatid cyst of the pericardium remained asymptomatic until rupture. The role of echocardiography as a diagnostic tool. The superiority of MRI to CT Scan in the establishment of a precise preoperative diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie Cardio-vasculaire, Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, BAABDA, Liban.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tédy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maamari
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khoury
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heraoui
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abou Chedid
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010496:Pericardium
vernacular_title: Kystes hydatiques péricardiques. Intérêt de l'imagerie par résonance magnétique. A propos d'un cas clinique.