Asymptomatic isolated cardiac hydatid cyst with pulmonary artery extension
| Autor: | Ilhan Sanisoğlu, Eray Darıcı, Cengiz Dibekoglu, Canan Akman, Hadi Sasani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology biology business.industry Hydatid cyst General Medicine Disease biology.organism_classification Parasitic infection Asymptomatic Imaging modalities Male patient medicine.artery parasitic diseases Pulmonary artery medicine Radiology medicine.symptom business Echinococcus granulosus |
| Zdroj: | Acta Medica International. 3:175 |
| ISSN: | 2349-0578 |
| DOI: | 10.5530/ami.2016.2.34 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Hydatid disease is a kind of parasitic infection which is caused by Echinococcus granulosus . It is commonly characterized by cystic formation. Almost all organs can be affected by the infection, however, cardiac and especially right ventricular hydatid cystic involvement, is very rare. Also pulmonary artery extension occurs rarely. Case Report: We report herein imaging findings of a -year-old asymptomatic male patient with cardiac hydatid cyst and pulmonary artery extension. He contour lobulation of paracardiac region in the chest. A film was the only clue for making diagnosis. Conclusion: Imaging modalities are heplful in detecting the pathology. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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