Marked Narrowing of Right Heart Chambers Due to Compression by Giant Hepatic Hydatid Cyst


Ozcan O. U., Er H. A., TURHAN S., GÜLEÇ H. S., Sogut G., KOZLUCA V., ...Daha Fazla

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, cilt.30, sa.10, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

External compression of the heart may be presented as valvular heart disease. A 50-year-old woman with signs and symptoms of tricuspid stenosis was diagnosed with giant hepatic hydatid cyst. Symptoms were resolved after surgical excision. Echinococcosis should be in mind while evaluating patients with external cardiac compression.