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Case Reports
. 2017 Mar-Apr;32(2):138-140.
doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2016-0046.

A Concomitant Intramyocardial and Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst: A Rare Case Report

Harsh Sateesh Seth  1 , Prashant Mishra  1 , Jayant V Khandekar  1 , Chaitanya Raut  1 , Chandan Kumar Ray Mohapatra  1 , Ganesh Kumar K Ammannaya  1
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Case Reports

A Concomitant Intramyocardial and Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst: A Rare Case Report

Harsh Sateesh Seth et al. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Cardiac hydatid cyst is an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. In cystic Echinococcus humans are an accidental host. Liver and lungs are the most frequently involved organs. Herein a unique case of intramyocardial hydatid cyst of left ventricle along with pulmonary hydatid cyst in a 38-year-old lady is reported. Surgical removal of the cardiac hydatid cyst was done with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass followed by removal of pulmonary hydatid cyst.

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Fig. 1
PA chest radiography view showing a well-defined lesion (arrow) in the right lower zone of the lung with air fluid level.
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Fig. 2
Intraoperative photograph of intramyocardial left ventricular hydatid cyst (A) and pulmonary hydatid cyst (B).
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