title: Interventricular septum hydatid cyst presenting with acute lower limb ischemia: a case report.
abstract: Cardiac hydatid cysts are rarely seen. The presentation of an acute lower limb ischemia secondary to embolization from an interventricular hydatic cyst is also rare. We describe a case of a 30-year-old-man who presented with acute lower limb ischemia revealing hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum and septal defect, and who was operated on successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia; bjhela@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Ben Jmaà
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Hèla
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Bouassida
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abir
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Gueldich
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Majdi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Dammak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aiman
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Souissi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iheb
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Elleuch
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nizar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Masmoudi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sayda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Frikha
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Imed
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D017128:Embolectomy; D006331:Heart Diseases; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: cardiopulmonary bypass; embolectomy; embolism; hydatidosis; interventricular septum