Echocardiographic demonstration of rupture of intraseptal hydatid cyst.
We report a case of an intracardiac hydatid cyst observed before and after rupture complicated by a pulmonary embolus. The echocardiographic findings are analyzed and discussed. This dramatic course underscores the surgical emergency of cardiac hydatidosis.
Charet
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Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, France.
Roudaut
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R
Lafitte
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S
Laffort
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P
Madonna
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F
de Mascarel
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A
D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications*; D012421:Rupture; D014463:Ultrasonography