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Urgent surgery for cardiac hydatid cyst located in interventricular septum
Ugur Gocen1, Atakan Atalay2, Yuksel Basturk2
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cukurova University, Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey ugurgocen@hotmail.com.
Insights
A pediatric case of echinococcal infection presented with chest pain. Surgical removal of the intramyocardial cyst and albendazole treatment led to a successful recovery.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Cardiovascular Surgery
Background:
- Echinococcal infection, a parasitic disease, can rarely manifest as cardiac cysts.
- Intramyocardial cysts pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, particularly in pediatric patients.
Abstract:
A 6-year-old girl was referred with acute chest pain and dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a single large well-defined intramyocardial cystic mass in the interventricular septum. A serologic test was positive for echinococcal infection. Urgent open heart surgery was undertaken to remove the cyst, and albendazole treatment was started. The postoperative course was satisfactory, and the patient was discharged on the 5th postoperative day without any complication.
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