Cardiac hydatid cyst disease in a young patient

Cardiac hydatid cyst is very a rare manifestation of hydatid disease. It is potentially life threatening, and characterized by its clinical polymorphism, thus making an early preoperative diagnosis challenging. The sole curative treatment of this disease is surgery, and it should be done as emergent as possible after diagnosis, in order to minimize the risk of serious complications like embolism and anaphylaxis.We report a case of a 22 years old male who had multivesicular cyst formation in the left ventricle free wall, which was measuring 14 × 8 cm. The patient underwent surgery in order to remove this hydatid cyst, by using the cardiopulmonary bypass, and his postoperative course was unremarkable. Resumen: El quiste hidatídico cardiaco es una manifestación muy rara de la enfermedad hidatídica y potencialmente mortal, caracterizada por su polimorfismo clínico, lo que dificulta su diagnóstico preoperatorio temprano. La cirugía sigue siendo el único tratamiento curativo del quiste hidatídico cardiaco. Este debe ser tratado lo más pronto posible después del diagnóstico, ya que minimiza el riesgo de complicaciones graves como embolia y anafilaxia.Presentamos el caso de un varón de 22 años que presenta una formación de quiste multivesicular en la pared libre del ventrículo izquierdo de 14 × 8 cm. El paciente fue intervenido quirúrgicamente mediante bypass cardiopulmonar para extirpar el quiste hidatídico de la pared libre del ventrículo izquierdo, con un resultado satisfactorio para el curso postoperatorio.

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