A giant hydatid cyst atypically located in the left ventricle

PEKER R. O., SABUNCU T., KUMBASAR U., GÜVENER M., DEMİRCİN M., PAŞAOĞLU İ.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.57, no.3, pp.308-310, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.308-310
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Cardiac hydatidosis is a rare but potentially life-threatening infestation. Cardiac hydatid cysts generally occur in the left ventricle; followed by the atria, the free wall of the right ventricle, the pericardium and the interventricular septum. Herein, we report a 17-year-old girl with a giant left ventricle cyst who was previously treated by interventional methods for liver and lung hydatid cysts. The cardiac cyst was removed with cardiopulmonary bypass support.