Cardiac hydatid cyst in a child: diagnostic value of echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging.
Cardiac hydatid cyst is extremely rare in children. We report a case of a cardiac echinococcal cyst in an 11 year old boy, diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The cyst was located in the posterior wall of the left ventricle and was excised surgically. Echocardiographic and MRI findings are discussed.
Alehan
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Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Celiker
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Aydingöz
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D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male