1. Surgical excision of an epicardial ventricular hydatid cyst
- Author
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Ashok Kumar, Sadiq Ahmed Sheriff, Paritosh Ballal, and Alur Chikkabasavaiah Nagamani
- Subjects
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Surgical repair ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Rare entity ,Hydatid cyst ,General Medicine ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Chest pain ,medicine.disease ,Echinococcosis ,Surgery ,Albendazole ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,030228 respiratory system ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Cyst ,Surgical excision ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Isolated cardiac hydatid cyst is a rare entity. It warrants early surgical repair because cyst rupture is potentially fatal. We report the case of a 32-year-old lady with an epicardial ventricular hydatid cyst, which was managed successfully by complete cyst excision.
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- 2020