Hydatid Cyst of the Left Ventricle, Interven-tricular Septum , Liver and Lung

By : givtaj, baghaei, vafayi, rezaei

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Cardiac Echinococcosis is a rare and the most serious of all Hydatid manifestation. We
report here the case of 12 year old boy who had Hydatid Cyst in the liver, lung , left
ventricle & inter ventricular septum .
The patient underwent cardiac surgery after 2 months medical therapy with Albendazole.

Conclusion

To conclude cardiac Echinococcosis is rare and the most
serious form of all hydatid manifestations . Cardiac hydatid
can now be effectively diagnosed by excellent non-invasive
diagnostic imaging procedures & managed by equally effective
surgical intervention

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