Skip to main content
The Texas Heart Institute Journal logoLink to The Texas Heart Institute Journal
. 1989;16(4):292–295.

Echinococcal Cyst of the Interventricular Septum with Right Ventricular Protrusion

E Ergin Eren 1, Serap Aykut 1, Attila Kayihan 1, Hakki Aydogan 1, Sabri Dagsali 1
PMCID: PMC326542  PMID: 15227384

Abstract

Although echinococcosis (echinococcal hydatidosis) is common in sheep-raising countries such as Turkey, cardiac involvement is rare; the presence of a hydatid cyst in the interventricular septum is rarer still. We report a case of hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum that was first revealed by 2-dimensional echocardiography and then confirmed by right ventricular angiography. The cyst was removed surgically under cardiopulmonary bypass.

Within the context of the medical literature concerning this rare lesion, we discuss this case and 10 other cases of cardiac hydatidosis, previously unreported in the world literature, that we have treated from January 1967 through January 1987. (Texas Heart Institute Journal 1989;16:292-5)

Keywords: Cysts, hydatid

Keywords: echinococcosis

Full text

PDF
292

Images in this article

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. ARTUCIO H., ROGLIA J. L., DI BELLO R., DUBRA J., GORLERO A., POLERO J., ARTUCIO URIOSTE H. Hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum of the heart with rupture into the right ventricle. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1962 Jul;44:110–114. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. BALDOMIR J. M., CANABAL E. J., DIGHIERO J., PURCALLAS J., AGUIRRE C. V., SUZACQ C. V. Valor del electrocardiograma para establecer el diagnóstico diferencial entre los aneurismas y los quistes hidáticos del ventriculo izquierdo. Arch Urug Med Cir Espec. 1953 May-Jun;42(5-6):273–291. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. DI BELLO R., MENENDEZ H. Intracardiac rupture of hydatid cysts of the heart. A study based on three personal observations and 101 cases in the world literature. Circulation. 1963 Mar;27:366–374. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.27.3.366. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. DI BELLO R., RUBIO R., DIGHIERO J., ZUBIAURRE L., CORTES R. Pseudo-aneurysmatic form of cardiac echinococcosis. Report of a new case and review of the literature. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1963 May;45:657–661. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. De los Arcos E., Madurga M. P., Perez Leon J., Martinez J. L., Urquia M. Hydatid cyst of interventricular septum causing left anterior hemiblock. Br Heart J. 1971 Jul;33(4):623–625. doi: 10.1136/hrt.33.4.623. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. Gómez-Arnau J., Criado A., Burgos R., Horno R., Agosti J. Iatrogenic myocardial dysfunction after formalization of the heart. Cardiovasc Dis. 1981 Dec;8(4):558–561. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. Heyat J., Mokhtari H., Hajaliloo J., Shakibi J. G. Surgical treatment of echinococcal cyst of the heart. Report of a case and review of the world literature. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1971 May;61(5):755–764. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  8. Malouf J., Saksouk F. A., Alam S., Rizk G. K., Dagher I. Hydatid cyst of the heart: diagnosis by two-dimensional echocardiography and computed tomography. Am Heart J. 1985 Mar;109(3 Pt 1):605–607. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(85)90576-9. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. Murphy T. E., Kean B. H., Venturini A., Lillehei C. W. Echinococcus cyst of the left ventricle. Report of a case with review of the pertinent literature. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1971 Mar;61(3):443–450. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  10. Nazarian I., Saidi F. Silbernitratlösung als Skolizidium in der Behandlung des menschlichen Echinococcus granulosus. Z Tropenmed Parasitol. 1971 Jun;22(2):188–190. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  11. Ottino G., Villani M., De Paulis R., Trucco G., Viara A. Restoration of atrioventricular conduction after surgical removal of a hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1987 Jan;93(1):144–147. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  12. Shakibi J. G., Safavian M. H., Azar H., Siassi B. Surgical treatment of echinococcal cyst of the heart. Report of two cases and review of the world literature. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1977 Dec;74(6):941–946. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  13. Tellez G., Nojek C., Juffe A., Rufilanchas J., O'Connor F., Figuera D. Cardiac echinococcosis: report of 3 cases and review of the literature. Ann Thorac Surg. 1976 May;21(5):425–430. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)63892-1. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from Texas Heart Institute Journal are provided here courtesy of Texas Heart Institute

RESOURCES