Is surgical therapy the only treatment of choice for cardiac echinococcossis with multiple organ involvement?
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, cilt.2, sa.3, ss.367-368, 2003 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 2 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2003
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s1569-9293(03)00072-0
- Dergi Adı: Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.367-368
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Albendazole, Cardiac hydatid cyst, Multi-organ echinococcosis
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
A 25-year-old male patient suffered from multi-organ hydatidosis including cardiac and bilateral pulmonary echinococcosis. Echocardiography revealed the hydatid cyst 20×35 mm in dimension located in the interventricular septum. The patient refused surgery; albendazole 400 mg/day was given orally and was continued for 24 months. The follow-up echocardiography 24 months later showed that the cyst showed regression 15×25 mm in dimension and demonstrated albendazole-induced echocardiographic changes. Medical treatment in hydatid disease might be recommended when the disease is extensive, the surgery is contraindicated or refused by the patient. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.