Pericardial hydatid cyst in oblique sinus, obstructing all pulmonary veins: a rare presentation

Pericardial hydatid cyst in oblique sinus, obstructing all pulmonary veins: a rare presentation

Hydatid cyst of the heart is an uncommon presentation of hydatidosis. We present a case of pericardial hydatid cyst in pericardial oblique sinus with extension to posterior wall of left atrium (LA), occluding all pulmonary vein ostia in a 35 year-old female with progressive dyspnea and severe orthop...

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Published in:Tanaffus Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 78 - 80
Main Authors: Behzadnia, Neda, Hossein-Ahmadi, Zargam, Sharif-Kashani, Babak, Sheybani-Afshar, Faezeh, Naghash-Zadeh, Farah, Ansari-Aval, Zahra, Mirhosseini, Seyed Mohsen
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Iran National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2013
Subjects:
Case Report
Orthopnea
Pericardial Oblique Sinus
Cardiac Hydatid Cyst
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Summary:Hydatid cyst of the heart is an uncommon presentation of hydatidosis. We present a case of pericardial hydatid cyst in pericardial oblique sinus with extension to posterior wall of left atrium (LA), occluding all pulmonary vein ostia in a 35 year-old female with progressive dyspnea and severe orthopnea.
ISSN:1735-0344
2345-3729