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Honeycomb in the heart: A rare case of hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum
Author(s) -
Singh Avneet,
Negi Sunder,
Kumar Rupesh,
Toshkani Dheemta,
Niyogi Subrashish Guha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22992
Subject(s) - interventricular septum , medicine , cyst , hydatid cyst , echinococcus granulosus , tricuspid valve , echinococcosis , surgery , radiology , cardiology , ventricle , zoology , biology
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.