MR findings in cardiac hydatid cyst.
We report a case of a 23-year-old man with a cardiac hydatid cyst involving the left ventricle wall. The diagnosis of the cyst was obtained by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. He was operated on for cardiac hydatid cyst using enucleation and capitonnage procedure under extracorporeal circulation. Histopathologic study confirmed hydatid cyst diagnosis.
Sakarya
M Emin
ME
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey. drsakarya@yahoo.com
Etlik
Omer
O
Sakarya
Nurten
N
Ozen
Suleyman
S
Temizoz
Osman
O
Evirgen
Omer
O
Kayan
Mustafa
M
D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male