Large Cardiac Hydatid Cyst in the Interventricular Septum

Ipek G., Omeroglu S. N., Goksedef D., Balkanay O. O., Kanbur E., Engin E., ...More

TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, vol.38, no.6, pp.719-722, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.719-722
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Cystic hydatid disease results from infection with the larval or adult form of the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm. Cardiac involvement is seen in 0.5% to 2% of patients with hydatid disease, and involvement of the interventricular septum is even rarer. Herein, we report our surgical treatment of a large cardiac hydatid cyst in the interventricular septum.