Predominantly
registered locations are the left ventricle, followed by the right ventricle
and the interventricular septum. Multi-visceral hydatidosis is exceptional. We
present the case of a 37 year-old woman who underwent a successful surgery for
multiple hydatidosis of the left ventricle, the left lung, and the two breasts
in the same time.
Case
Report:
We
report a 37 year-old woman who had past history of surgical removal of four
hydatid cysts of the right lung. Following surgery, she had been on
antihelmintic treatment with albendazole for two years until Computerized
Tomographic scan revealed well defined cystic lesions in the left atrium , the
left lung, the liver, and the two breasts. So, surgery was planned. Preoperative
trans-thoracic echocardiography defined a cystic lesion of 50 * 40 mm
originating from the apex of the heart and protruding into the pericardium.
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