Isolated Cardiac Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report

AKHAN S., Aynioglu A., Sargin E., SAYAN M., Kanko M., Sonmez-Tamer G.

KLIMIK JOURNAL, cilt.26, sa.2, ss.81-82, 2013 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/kd.2013.25
  • Dergi Adı: KLIMIK JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.81-82
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cardiac hydatid cyst is a rare disease. Among the other hydatid cyst infections, cardiac hydatid cysts constitutes 0.5-2% of hydatidosis cases. Early diagnosis and treatment is life-saving. We present a case of cardiac hydatid cyst that was removed surgically and cured in a patient suffering from fatigue and difficulty of breathing, with a lesion in the left ventricular wall of the heart with a dimension of 3.5x2.5 cm detected by magnetic resonance imaging and echocardiography.