[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.
Rémadi
J P
JP
Département de chirurgie thoracique, cardiaque et vasculaire, hôpital G. et R. Laennec, Nantes.
al Habash
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O
Hage
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A
Daillet
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Fisch
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Maho
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V
Denis
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J
Michaud
J L
JL
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.