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Lone, Mobile Left Atrial Hydatid Cyst.


ABSTRACT: Echinococcosis is endemic in various regions of Turkey. Cardiac involvement in echinococcosis is rare, and lone cardiac hydatid cysts are even more unusual. Because cardiac hydatid disease can be fatal, even asymptomatic patients are optimally referred for surgical treatment. We present a rare case of a lone, primary, mobile hydatid cyst in the left atrium of a 62-year-old woman. The cyst caused dyspnea from left ventricular inflow obstruction. In addition to reporting the patient's fatal case, we discuss cardiac hydatid cysts in terms of the scant medical literature.

SUBMITTER: Sarli B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4894710 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Lone, Mobile Left Atrial Hydatid Cyst.

Sarli Bahadir B   Ugurlu Mehmet M   Baktir Ahmet Oguz AO   Tekin Ali Ihsan AI   Tok Ahmet A   Yagmur Bayram B  

Texas Heart Institute journal 20160601 3


Echinococcosis is endemic in various regions of Turkey. Cardiac involvement in echinococcosis is rare, and lone cardiac hydatid cysts are even more unusual. Because cardiac hydatid disease can be fatal, even asymptomatic patients are optimally referred for surgical treatment. We present a rare case of a lone, primary, mobile hydatid cyst in the left atrium of a 62-year-old woman. The cyst caused dyspnea from left ventricular inflow obstruction. In addition to reporting the patient's fatal case,  ...[more]

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