1992
DOI: 10.1016/1010-7940(92)90124-g
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Right ventricular hydatid cyst causing recurrent pulmonary emboli

Abstract: A hydatid cyst of the heart is rare. Surgical treatment is the preferable method in the treatment of cardiac echinococcosis. A 27-year-old patient with right ventricular hydatid cyst causing recurrent pulmonary emboli and diagnosed by 2-dimensional echocardiography and treated surgically is presented.

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“…The cystic content should be aspirated carefully, and with the addition of the hypertonic saline solution or other agents, the cystic content should be rapidly and completely sterilized. [10,11] It is best, of course, to avoid creating a septal defect when treating septal cysts. Therefore, the remaining cyst cavity should be carefully inspected.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The cystic content should be aspirated carefully, and with the addition of the hypertonic saline solution or other agents, the cystic content should be rapidly and completely sterilized. [10,11] It is best, of course, to avoid creating a septal defect when treating septal cysts. Therefore, the remaining cyst cavity should be carefully inspected.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some authors have suggested using albendazole as a supportive therapy for surgery in order to decrease the incidence of recurrence. [1,4,6] In this case, with the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis and hepatic hydatid cyst, it was decided that surgery was the best treatment option. For removal of the thickened pericardium, we performed a partial pericardiectomy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[1] Echinococcal disease is endemic to sheepherding regions of the world, and it affects the heart in fewer than 2% of patients who have this parasite. [2] Constrictive pericarditis secondary to pericardial hydatid disease is also very rare.…”
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“…Endemik bölgelerde hastalı-ğın tanısı; radyolojik incelemeler sonucu şüpheli görünümü olan olgularda anemnez ve klinik bulgularla konulmaktadır (1,6 Bu olguda, destekleyen kanıt olmamasına rağmen, yaygın pulmoner kist hidatik hastalığının altı ay önce geçirilen sağ atrium kist hidatik operasyonunda gözden kaçan primer kist rüptürüne bağlı olabileceği düşünüldü. Literatürde kist hidatik kardiyak tutulumunun oldukça nadir olduğu ve kalp tutulumunda daha çok sol ventrikül yerleşimli olduğu bildirilmiştir (7). Bu olguda, yapılan kraniyal ve batın BT incelemesi ile alt ektremite yumuşak doku MR incelemesinde hastalığı düşündüren herhangi bir primer patoloji görülmedi.…”
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