title: Cardiac hydatid cyst of the interatrial septum.
abstract: Echinococcal involvement of the heart is a rare occurrence. We report a case of a 46-year-old man with a four-month history of exertional dyspnea and symptoms of atypical angina pectoris, who had a hydatid cyst located in the interatrial septum as well as in the right upper pulmonary lobe. The diagnosis was made by echocardiography, X-ray, and computed tomography. After surgical resection the cyst was opened, its contents were drained, and membranous structures were completely removed. Postoperative albendozol treatment yielded a definite cure with the relief of all symptoms one year postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, Kartal Kosuyolu Yüksek Ihtisas Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cevirme
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yerebakan
authors.forename: Selcan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bayraktar
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sunar
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D015766:Albendazole