Echocardiographic demonstration of rupture of intraseptal hydatid cyst

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2000 Oct;13(10):955-8. doi: 10.1067/mje.2000.106824.

Abstract

We report a case of an intracardiac hydatid cyst observed before and after rupture complicated by a pulmonary embolus. The echocardiographic findings are analyzed and discussed. This dramatic course underscores the surgical emergency of cardiac hydatidosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cardiomyopathies / parasitology*
  • Cardiomyopathies / pathology
  • Cardiomyopathies / surgery
  • Echinococcosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Echinococcosis / pathology
  • Echinococcosis / surgery
  • Female
  • Heart Septum
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Embolism / complications*
  • Rupture
  • Ultrasonography