[Hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum. Apropos of a case].
A cardiac tumour of the interventricular septum was detected in a young woman presenting with an ejectional systolic murmur. Surgical ablation was carried out before a precise diagnosis was made. Histopathological analysis of the surgical specimen confirmed a hydatid cyst. The main complication was complete atrioventricular block. This case underlines the difficulty of making the diagnosis of intracardiac hydatid disease in a non-specific context, because of the long period of clinical latency, despite the considerable aid of echocardiography and other medical imaging techniques (CT scan and magnetic resonance imaging.
Département de chirurgie thoracique, cardiaque et vasculaire, hôpital G. et R. Laennec, Nantes.
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JP
Rémadi
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al Habash
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Hage
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Daillet
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Fisch
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Maho
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Denis
J L
JL
Michaud
D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans
Kyste hydatique du septum interventriculaire. A propos d'un cas.