title: MR findings in cardiac hydatid cyst.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey. drsakarya@yahoo.com
authors: M Emin
authors: ME
authors: Sakarya
authors: Omer
authors: O
authors: Etlik
authors: Nurten
authors: N
authors: Sakarya
authors: Suleyman
authors: S
authors: Ozen
authors: Osman
authors: O
authors: Temizoz
authors: Omer
authors: O
authors: Evirgen
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Kayan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male