Intracavitary cardiac hydatid cyst and the wall sign criteria.

Case report

English

El Fortia M, Bendaoud M, Maghur H, Ben Musa AA, Ettir A, Dirar A, Alzwae KH.

Misurata Teaching Hospital, Radiology Department, P.O. Box 17742, Misurata, Libya.

Eur J Ultrasound. 1998 Nov;8(2):115-7.

Abstract

Cardiac hydatid is rare at any age, accounting for less than 2% of all hydatid disease. The case is discussed of a 48-year-old female with a cardiac hydatid cyst attached intracavitary in the posterior wall of the right atrium. The Echinococcus cyst grows very slowly and, unless located in a critical anatomic site, it takes many years to evolve. Since the introduction of two-dimensional echocardiography, more cases are being diagnosed. The cyst was discovered incidentally by X-ray computed tomography and confirmed by trans-oesophageal echocardiography utilizing the wall-sign criteria developed by the authors. The cyst was removed surgically and the patient recovered by medical therapy.

Keywords: Hydatid cyst; Computed tomography scan; Echocardiography; Heart

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