title: [Cardiac multifocal hydatid cyst].
abstract: Hydatid cysts in the heart are rare, with an unpredictable outcome and numerous complications, requiring rapid surgical management. We report the case of a 19 year old female patient, who underwent surgery with extra corporeal circulation for a hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum of the heart, complicated by secondary pulmonary echinococcus infection, confirmed on CT and MRI. Resection of the cyst was performed via a right auriculotomy. The post operative period was favourable; the other pulmonary sites were treated medically. We emphasise the methods of diagnosis and management.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie cardio-vasculaire et thoracique, hôpital Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie. mohamed_kolsi@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kolsi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Frikha
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Triki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ayadi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Siala
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayoub
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sahnoun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans