Intracavitary hydatid cyst of the left ventricle in child: an emergency surgery case report

Hydatid cysts of the heart are very rare in child. In this report we describe an interesting and unique case of an 8-year-old boy with a large cardiac intracavitary hydatid cyst filling the left ventricle. Echocardiography, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and serologic test were...

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Autores principales: El Malki, Hicham, Chetoui, Abdelkhalek, Fenane, Hicham, Benyoussef, Hicham, Rhissassi, Jaafar, Sayah, Rochde, Laaroussi, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4430140/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25995797
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.19.401.5770
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Sumario:Hydatid cysts of the heart are very rare in child. In this report we describe an interesting and unique case of an 8-year-old boy with a large cardiac intracavitary hydatid cyst filling the left ventricle. Echocardiography, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and serologic test were necessary for the diagnosis. Once assessing the diagnosis, an emergency open heart surgery was necessary to prevent the complications. Surgery associated to medical treatment provides good results as demonstrated in this case report.

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