Honeycomb in the heart: A rare case of hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum.
Avneet SinghSunder NegiRupesh KumarDheemta ToshkaniSubrashish Guha NiyogiPublished in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2021)
The incidence of cardiac hydatid disease, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is 0.5% to 2% in the sheep grazing areas of developing and under-developed countries. The cyst can be present in the interventricular septum in 5% to 9% of the patients, along with conduction block or arrythmia. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can guide the surgeon in cyst localization and excision. This image review highlights the TEE findings in a young patient with multiple hydatid cysts of the interventricular septum, and the cyst membrane adhering to the septal tricuspid leaflet.
Keyphrases
- rare case
- mitral valve
- left ventricular
- end stage renal disease
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- aortic valve
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- risk factors
- deep learning
- pulmonary hypertension
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- case report
- aortic stenosis
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- machine learning
- robot assisted
- atrial fibrillation