Clinical case of cardiac echinococcosis
Клиническое наблюдение эхинококкоза сердца
Kenbayev A.B. Joshibaev S. Narbaev D.A. Azimzhanova A.U. Kapusidi K.G. Sheyshenov Z.O.
2024Geotar Media Publishing Group
Clinical and Experimental Surgery
2024#12Issue 1113 - 117 pp.
Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease and affects all human organs. It is most commonly found in the liver, lungs and brain. We have presented a description of a clinical case of successful removal of an echinococcal cyst of the heart in a patient with multiple lesions of the brain, liver and kidneys. The patient had a long history of the disease, was observed by a neurologist in connection with loss of consciousness, but epileptic seizures progressed. After a comprehensive examination (echocardiography, CT scan of the chest and abdominal cavity, MRI of the brain), the final diagnosis was made: multifocal echinococcosis. Considering the size of the left ventricular cyst, the risk of rupture and the ineffectiveness of drug therapy, a surgical intervention was performed – echinococcectomy of the heart under artificial circulation. Intra- and postoperative periods were uneventful, a month later the patient underwent surgery to remove brain cysts and was discharged with improvement. It should be noted that the success of the treatment of cardiac echinococcosis equally depends on both timely diagnosis and a successful operation. The latter must necessarily be supplemented by taking antiparasitic drugs under the supervision of an infectious disease specialist.
echinococcal cyst , echinococcosis of the heart , hydative cysts
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Scientific and Clinical Center for Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Taraz, 080000, Kazakhstan
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