Recep Oktay PEKER, Timuçin SABUNCU, Ulaş KUMBASAR, MURAT GÜVENER, METİN DEMİRCİN, İlhan PAŞAOĞLU

A giant hydatid cyst atypically located in the left ventricle

Cardiac hydatidosis is a rare but potentially life-threatening infestation. Cardiac hydatid cysts generally occur in the left ventricle; followed by the atria, the free wall of the right ventricle, the pericardium and the interventricular septum. Herein, we report a 17-year-old girl with a giant left ventricle cyst who was previously treated by interventional methods for liver and lung hydatid cysts. The cardiac cyst was removed with cardiopulmonary bypass support.

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