Urgent surgery for cardiac hydatid cyst located in interventricular septum.

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Abstract

A 6-year-old girl was referred with acute chest pain and dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a single large well-defined intramyocardial cystic mass in the interventricular septum. A serologic test was positive for echinococcal infection. Urgent open heart surgery was undertaken to remove the cyst, and albendazole treatment was started. The postoperative course was satisfactory, and the patient was discharged on the 5th postoperative day without any complication.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann

Title: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISSN (Electronic): 1816-5370

ISSN (Print): 0218-4923

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 2014

Volume: 22

Issue: 8

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cukurova University, Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey ugurgocen@hotmail.com.

[2 ] Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cukurova University, Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 0218492313489562

DOI: 10.1177/0218492313489562

PubMed ID: 24887829

SO-VID: 1ccf272a-5566-45e7-8561-ba4014bccf7b

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Keywords: echinococcosis,Child,heart diseases,ventricular septum

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Keywords: echinococcosis, Child, heart diseases, ventricular septum

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