title: Severe mitral regurgitation and hepatopulmonary hydatid cysts: what should be treated first?
abstract: Hydatid cyst can simultaneously affect the liver and lung. Some patients might have additional comorbidities that can make management more challenging. Here, we present a 10-year-old boy with hepatopulmonary hydatid cysts and severe mitral regurgitation, who was successfully managed with a staged surgical approach treating the lung first, followed by the liver and finally, the heart.
authors.affiliation: Portneuf Medical Center and Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83201, USA. juvasquez@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Julio C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vasquez
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DeLaRosa
authors.forename: Efrain
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montesinos
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peralta
authors.forename: Juan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Leon
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed