Successful off-pump resection of apical cardiac hydatid cyst: A rare case report.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Hydatidosis, a larval cestode zoonotic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus, predominantly affects the liver and lungs. While the disease is well-documented in these common sites, cardiac involvement remains exceedingly rare, with an incidence ranging from 0.02% to 2%. Among the cases of cardiac hydatidosis, cysts located at the apex of the heart are particularly uncommon, accounting for only 5.2% of reported instances.

Patient concerns

A 43-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with fatigue and dyspnea on exertion. Physical examination was unremarkable, and laboratory tests showed normal hematology and coagulation test results, but positive indirect hemagglutination test for hydatid cyst raised suspicion of infection.

Diagnoses

Cardiac

SUBMITTER: Kudsi MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11922392 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature