Constrictive pericarditis due to hepatopericardial fistulas of hepatic echinococcosis
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, cilt.21, sa.1, ss.219-221, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.048
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.219-221
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Fistula, hydatid disease, pericardium
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
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.