Interventricular septum hydatid cyst presenting with acute lower limb ischemia: a case report

Interventricular septum hydatid cyst presenting with acute lower limb ischemia: a case report

Cardiac hydatid cysts are rarely seen. The presentation of an acute lower limb ischemia secondary to embolization from an interventricular hydatic cyst is also rare. We describe a case of a 30-year-old-man who presented with acute lower limb ischemia revealing hydatid cyst of the interventricular se...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Libyan journal of medicine 2015, Vol.10, p.28634-28634
Hauptverfasser: Hèla, Ben Jmaà, Abir, Bouassida, Majdi, Gueldich, Aiman, Dammak, Iheb, Souissi, Nizar, Elleuch, Sayda, Masmoudi, Imed, Frikha
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Cardiac hydatid cysts are rarely seen. The presentation of an acute lower limb ischemia secondary to embolization from an interventricular hydatic cyst is also rare. We describe a case of a 30-year-old-man who presented with acute lower limb ischemia revealing hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum and septal defect, and who was operated on successfully.
ISSN:1819-6357
DOI:10.3402/ljm.v10.28634