[Pericardial hydatid cysts. Value of magnetic resonance imaging. Apropos of a clinical case]

Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). Jun-Aug 1995;44(6):280-3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Cardiac hydatic cysts are rare and represent 0.5 to 2% of all hydatic cysts in humans [1, 2]. They are usually found in the left or right ventricle, and exceptionally in the interventricular septum. An exclusively pericardia hydatic cyst is excessively rare. The case reported here emphasizes: That this hydatid cyst of the pericardium remained asymptomatic until rupture. The role of echocardiography as a diagnostic tool. The superiority of MRI to CT Scan in the establishment of a precise preoperative diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
  • Echinococcosis / diagnosis*
  • Echinococcosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Pericardium*