Giant hydatid cyst in the interventricular septum of a pregnant woman

Tex Heart Inst J. 2002;29(4):333-5.

Abstract

A 25-year-old woman, pregnant for 38 weeks, was admitted to our clinic with dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large cyst that originated from the left side of the interventricular septum, decreasing left ventricular volume and almost entirely obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a grade 1 hydatid cyst, which measured 61 x 59 x 66 mm. The cyst was excised after cesarean section. Extirpation required the creation of a small septal defect, which we closed without a patch, by suturing the septum directly to the left ventricular wall. The patient was discharged without symptoms. The case reported here is of particular interest not only because a hydatid cyst is rarely seen in the interventricular septum, but because a giant hydatid cyst obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract is very rare in pregnancy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cardiomyopathies / pathology*
  • Cardiomyopathies / surgery
  • Echinococcosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Echinococcosis / pathology*
  • Echinococcosis / surgery
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Septum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Septum / pathology*
  • Heart Septum / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / pathology*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / surgery
  • Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / pathology*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / surgery