title: Left ventricular endocardial ecchinococcosis associated with multiple intracranial hydatid cysts.
abstract: Cardiac ecchinococcosis is a rare disease. Its incidence varies from 0.02-2%. Commonly seen in the left ventricle arising from the myocardium in the subepicardial region.We report a 15-year-old boy presented with a rare combination of a left ventricular subendocardial hydatid cyst associated with multiple cysts in the left cerebral hemisphere and right posterior occipital lobe. The patient underwent successful surgical excision of the left ventricular hydatid cyst using cardiopulmonary bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ramallah Hospital, Ramallah, Israel. darwaz30@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ahmad K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Darwazah
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaghari
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eida
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Batrawy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D015766:Albendazole