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Infected Myocardial Hydatid Cyst Imitating Pericardial Cyst

Ufuk Özergin, MD, Kadir Durgut, MD, Niyazi Görmü, MD, Güven Sadi Sunam, MD¹, Tahir Yüksek, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery University of Selcuk School of Medicine Konya, Turkey
For reprint information contact: Ufuk Özergin, MD Tel: 90 332 323 2600 Fax: 90 332 323 2643 email: ozergin{at}selcuk.edu.tr Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Selcuk School of Medicine, Akyoku, Konya 42080, Turkey.

Pericardial hydatid cyst was diagnosed by 2-dimensional echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging in a 25-year-old female. At operation, an infected myocardial hydatid cyst was found on the lateral wall of the left ventricle.