Cardiac cystic echinococcosis: Report of three cases
10.1016/S1995-7645(14)60163-2
- Author:
Özge ALTAŞ
1
;
Sabit SARIKAYA
2
;
Onur YERLIKHAN
2
;
Kaan KIRALI
2
;
Hakan SAÇI
3
Author Information
1. Consultant Cardiovascular Surgeon, Kartal Dr Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital
2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosuyolu Heart Training and oResearch Hospital
3. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakarya University, Medical Faculty
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cysts;
Echinococcosis;
Hydatid echinococcosis;
Parasitology;
Ventricular septum
- From:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
2014;7(11):922-924
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
We present a retrospective analysis of three cases of cardiac hydatidosis, who underwent surgery between 2010 and 2012. Two patients had a lesion in the interventricular septum, whereas one patient had the lesion in apicoinferior wall of LV. The diagnosis was made by echocardiography, but magnetic resonance imaging was utilized to assess cyst activity and extend of disease. All patients were placed on cardiopulmonary bypass. No postoperative complication or death occurred. The patients discharged uneventfully and all of them were free from hydatid disease at two years follow-up. We concluded that cardiac hydatid cysts should be removed surgically regardless of their location or extent, even in asymptomatic patients.
