Cardiac Echinoccocosis and Morbid Obesity. Surgical Considerations

  • José Alfredo Ramírez Ramírez Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
  • Jorge Hernández Galarreta Instituto Nacional del Niño
  • Ana Orlovac Gutiérrez Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia
  • Germán Málaga Rodríguez Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
  • Jaime Cáceres Pizarro Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia
Keywords: Echinococcosis, obesity, morbid

Abstract

We report the case of a 49-year-old patient with morbid obesity in whom a hydatid cyst in the left ventricle was detected by means of a thoracic CT scan. The cyst was excised through a left submammary thoracothomy without using extracorporeal circulation. Pathological anatomy studies evidenced the presence of scolices on the hydatid membrane. After being followed-up for one year, the patient does not have any cardiac-respiratory symptom, and there is no evidence of cardio-thoracic hydatidosis.

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Published
2010-06-29
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Ramírez Ramírez JA, Hernández Galarreta J, Orlovac Gutiérrez A, Málaga Rodríguez G, Cáceres Pizarro J. Cardiac Echinoccocosis and Morbid Obesity. Surgical Considerations. Acta Med Peru [Internet]. 2010Jun.29 [cited 2025Feb.23];27(2):123-6. Available from: http://54.39.98.165/index.php/AMP/article/view/1438
Issue
Vol 27 No 2 (2010)
Section
CASE REPORTS
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