title: Isolated ruptured inter-atrial septal cystic echinococcosis during pregnancy.
abstract: Herein, we present a case of asymptomatic isolated cardiac cystic echinococcosis localized entirely to the inter-atrial septum in a pregnant woman. The patient underwent successful surgery. Cardiac cystic echinococcosis is rarely seen in pregnancy. A high index of suspicion is necessary for the diagnosis of a cardiac cyst hydatid. The treatment of cardiac cyst hydatid is surgical and should not be delayed during pregnancy. Early surgery might prevent septic embolization and cardiac life-threatening complications and save the lives of both mother and baby as in the present case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ercan
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gokaslan
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Davutoglu
authors.forename: Ibrahim Halil
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Inanc
authors.forename: Vuslat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bosnak
authors.forename: Hayati
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deniz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054087:Atrial Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: cardiac cyst hydatid; echocardiography; inter-atrial septum; pregnancy