Ozcan Ozgur Ulas, Er Hacer Adanir, Turhan Sibel, Gulec Sadi, Sogut Gurbey, Kozluca Volkan, Erol Cetin
Cardiology Department, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Echocardiography. 2013 Nov;30(10):E310-1. doi: 10.1111/echo.12335. Epub 2013 Jul 30.
External compression of the heart may be presented as valvular heart disease. A 50-year-old woman with signs and symptoms of tricuspid stenosis was diagnosed with giant hepatic hydatid cyst. Symptoms were resolved after surgical excision. Echinococcosis should be in mind while evaluating patients with external cardiac compression.
心脏外部压迫可能表现为心脏瓣膜病。一名有三尖瓣狭窄体征和症状的50岁女性被诊断为巨大肝包虫囊肿。手术切除后症状得到缓解。在评估有心脏外部压迫的患者时应考虑棘球蚴病。