| Title | Cardiac hydatid cyst of the interatrial septum. | | Author(s) | Cevirme D, Yerebakan C, Bayraktar S, Sunar H | | Institution | Department of Cardiovascular, Kartal Kosuyolu Yüksek Ihtisas Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi, Istanbul, Turkey. | | Source | Wien Med Wochenschr 2009 Sep; 159(17-18):470-472. | | Abstract | Echinococcal involvement of the heart is a rare occurrence. We report a case of a 46-year-old man with a four-month history of exertional dyspnea and symptoms of atypical angina pectoris, who had a hydatid cyst located in the interatrial septum as well as in the right upper pulmonary lobe. The diagnosis was made by echocardiography, X-ray, and computed tomography. After surgical resection the cyst was opened, its contents were drained, and membranous structures were completely removed. Postoperative albendozol treatment yielded a definite cure with the relief of all symptoms one year postoperatively. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19823794 |
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