A case of cardiac hydatid cyst localized on the interventricular septum and causing pulmonary emboli

O Bayezid; A Ocal; O Işik; T Okay; C Yakut

A case of cardiac hydatid cyst localized on the interventricular septum and causing pulmonary emboli

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1991 May-Jun;32(3):324-6.

Authors

O Bayezid¹, A Ocal, O Işik, T Okay, C Yakut

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Koşuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 2055928

Abstract

Cardiac hydatid cyst is rarely encountered. In this article, a case of hydatid cyst localized in multiple organs including the ventricular septum and causing pulmonary emboli is reported.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiomyopathies / complications
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
Cardiomyopathies / surgery*
Echinococcosis / complications
Echinococcosis / diagnosis
Echinococcosis / surgery*
Echinococcosis, Hepatic / diagnostic imaging
Female
Heart Septum* / surgery
Humans
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
Radiography
Radionuclide Imaging
Ultrasonography