title: Surgical approach to huge cardiac hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum.
abstract: Cardiac echinococcosis is a rare but potentially fatal condition. The cysts are frequently located in the left or right ventricle; involvement of the interventricular septum is exceptional. We report the case of a 29-year-old woman who presented with palpitation and generalized T-wave inversion on her electrocardiogram. Transthoracic echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a huge hydatid cyst originating from the interventricular septum. She was started on albendazole tablets, and surgical excision on cardiopulmonary bypass was carried out after 5 days of treatment. She had an uneventful postoperative recovery, and was continued on albendazole tablets for 4 months.
authors.affiliation: Adult Cardiology Department, Prince Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia dr_h_alshehri@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Halia Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Alshehri
authors.affiliation: Adult Cardiology Department, Prince Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sameeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lawand
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, Prince Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ahmed H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, Prince Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Koudieh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Echinococcosis; heart septum