title: A giant hydatid cyst atypically located in the left ventricle.
abstract: Cardiac hydatidosis is a rare but potentially life-threatening infestation. Cardiac hydatid cysts generally occur in the left ventricle; followed by the atria, the free wall of the right ventricle, the pericardium and the interventricular septum. Herein, we report a 17-year-old girl with a giant left ventricle cyst who was previously treated by interventional methods for liver and lung hydatid cysts. The cardiac cyst was removed with cardiopulmonary bypass support.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. ropeker@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Recep Oktay
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Peker
authors.forename: Timuçin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sabuncu
authors.forename: Ulaş
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kumbasar
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güvener
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demircin
authors.forename: İlhan
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Paşaoğlu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D014421:Turkey