Interventricular septum hydatid cyst presenting with acute lower limb ischemia: a case report
Ben Jmaà Hèla1, Bouassida Abir2, Gueldich Majdi2
1Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia; bjhela@yahoo.fr.
The Libyan Journal of Medicine
|July 2, 2015
Abstract:
Cardiac hydatid cysts are rarely seen. The presentation of an acute lower limb ischemia secondary to embolization from an interventricular hydatic cyst is also rare. We describe a case of a 30-year-old-man who presented with acute lower limb ischemia revealing hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum and septal defect, and who was operated on successfully.

