Honeycomb in the heart : A rare case of hydatid cyst of the
inter-ventricular septum
Abstract
The hydatid disease of heart, caused by Echinococcus granulosus has an
incidence of 0.5%-2% , in the sheep grazing areas of the developing
and under-developed countries. The cyst of interventricular septum has a
5%-9% incidence with complications of conduction block and arrythmias.
Transesophageal echocardiography(TEE) is useful for intraoperative cyst
localization and excision. Our image review highlights the TEE findings
of our young patient with multiple hydatid cysts of interventricular
septum , with the septal tricuspid leaflet adherent to the cyst
membrane.