title: A rare presentation of cardiac hydatid cyst: stroke and acute aortic occlusion.
abstract: Cardiac involvement in hydatid disease is uncommon. We report a case of a surgically treated ruptured left ventricular hydatid cyst, which presented with acute stroke and was later complicated by distal aortic embolism due to perioperative dislodgement of the germinative membrane.
authors.affiliation: University of Cukurova, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adana, Turkey. hafize101@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hafize
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yaliniz
authors.forename: Acar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tokcan
authors.forename: Tümer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ulus
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kisacikoglu
authors.forename: Orhan Kemal
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Salih
authors.forename: Mehmet Sah
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Topcuoglu
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Poyrazoglu
authors.forename: Cumhur
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alhan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001025:Aortitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome