title: A case of asymptomatic cardiopericardial hydatid cyst.
abstract: Cases with cardiac hydatid cyst disease are uncommon, being approximately 0.2-2% of all cases. Most cardiac hydatid cysts are located in the interventricular septum or left ventricular wall. Pericardial location is very rare. We report a 42-year old Turkish man with pericardial hydatid cyst disease who was otherwise asymptomatic, having no cardiac symptomatology. The most appropriate therapeutical option for a hydatid cyst is surgical removal of the cyst mass. However, our patient refused surgical treatment and thus medical treatment with albendazole was initiated. Following the first month of the drug therapy, pericardial effusion disappeared. The cystic nature of the mass disappeared and was solidified at the 6th month of treatment. The patient has been followed-up by us asymptomatically.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, School of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aytekin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guven
authors.forename: Gulizar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sokmen
authors.forename: Murvet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuksel
authors.forename: Omer Faruk
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Kokoglu
authors.forename: Nurhan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koksal
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole