Right intraventricular hydatid cyst of the heart.
A 32-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath and palpitations. Echocardiography and contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a 4 x 5 cm cyst in the apex of the right ventricle. The cyst was excised on cardiopulmonary bypass. The patient made an uneventful recovery. At the one-year follow-up, she was symptom-free and without recurrence. Different clinical aspects of cardiac hydatid cyst and its surgical management are reviewed.
Saad
Rasheed A
RA
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW, Wales, UK.
Amer
Khalid M A
KM
Migliore
Marcello
M
Aziz
Tarek
T
Azzu
Ahmed
A
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography