Cardiac Alveolar Echinococcosis: a Rare Case Report

ÇOLAK A., KAYA U., AKSUNGUR N., CEVİZ M., AYDIN Y.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, cilt.83, sa.SUPPL 4, ss.951-954, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 83 Sayı: SUPPL 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12262-021-03143-z
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.951-954
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Echinococcus alveolaris, Cardiac, Clinic, Radiology, LIVER
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

There are few case reports in the literature about the cardiac involvement in this tumor-like disease that primarily involves the liver. Although the liver is the most commonly affected organ, other organs may also be affected, including the heart. A 62-year-old male patient, who had been operated three years ago due to hepatic alveolar cyst hydatid, was admitted to the General Surgery clinic with complaints of dyspnea and abdominal pain, and as recurrence was observed in the computed tomography of the patient who had cardiac involvement. In cases with liver AE, other organs must also be evaluated for involvement.