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Turkiye Klinikleri Cardiovascular Sciences, vol.22, no.1, pp.163-166, 2010 (Scopus)
A patient who has been treated with albendazole for the last 6 months for hepatic hydatid cyst underwent transthoracic echocardiography up on his cardiac symptoms and the results revealed a paracardiac cystic mass with well defined contours, next tothe left ventricle. Surgical excision of the mass was suggested with estimated diagnosis of paracardiac hydatid cyst. A median sternotomy was accomplished under general anesthesia. Peroperative diagnosis was consistent with preoperative diagnosis of paracardiac cystic lesion attached to the left aspect of the heart. The external cyst wall was separated from pericardium. Then the cyst wall is cut by the scalpel followed by scissors. To provide an adequate evacuation vacuum suction was used. The incision was elongated by scissors while removing the daughter cysts one by one using forceps and the residual cavity was irrigated. Excised cysts were collected for histopathologic examinations. Copyright ©2010 by Türkiye Klinikleri.