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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.048
Constrictive pericarditis due to hepatopericardial fistulas of hepatic echinococcosis
Ali Can Hatemi1, Oğuz Omay1, Ulaş Kumbasar2, Mustafa Canikoğlu1, Kaya Süzer1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, İstanbul University Institute of Cardiology, İstanbul, Turkey
2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medicine Faculty of Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.048
Hydatidosis is a parasitic infestation which is endemic to
sheepherding regions of the world. Constrictive pericarditis
secondary to pericardial hydatid disease is a very rare
entity. In our case, the cyst was not a primary cardiac
hydatid cyst. In this article, we report a 72-year-old
male case of constrictive pericarditis due to fistulization
of a hepatic hydatic cyst to the pericardium. Partial
pericardiectomy and drainage of the hepatic cyst were
performed successfully, followed by medical treatment.
Keywords : Fistula; hydatid disease; pericardium
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