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AI InsightVery few cases of cardiac hydatidosis are reported so we describe a patient with intramyocardial hydatid cyst lying in the posterio-inferior segment of the left ventricle.
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Abstract
Cardiac hydatid cysts are rare complications of echinococcus infection. Affected petients may be asymptomatic or they may die suddenly. Because of fatal consequences, surgical excision is generally recommended, even for asymptomatic patients. Very few cases of cardiac hydatidosis are reported so we describe a patient with intramyocardial hydatid cyst lying in the posterio-inferior segment of the left ventricle.
Özet
Kardiyak kist hidatik, ekinokok enfeksiyonunun çok nadir bir komplikasyonudur. Hastalık asemptomatik olarak kalabildiği gibi ani ölümlere de yol açabilmektedir. Bu nedenle asemptomatik hastalarda bile cerrahi müdahaleönerilir. Bizde literatürdeki az sayıda olgu nedeniyle, sol ventrik l postero-inferior kesimde intramyokardiyal hidatik kisti olan bir olguyu sunduk.