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A RARE AND UNRUPTURED BUT POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING PRESENTATION OF A HUGE CARDIAC HYDATIC CYST
BRAHM KARA, UUR ARI, SALH SALH, HAKAN SALI, FATH TOPTAN
Cardiovascular Surgery and Interventions - 2025;12(1):83-87
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Trkiye

Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infectious disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus, commonly involving cysts in the liver and lungs. Cardiac hydatid cysts are rare but can lead to severe, life-threatening complications. This case report presents the surgical treatment of an unruptured, but potentially life-threatening multivesicular hydatid cyst occupying a large area within the left ventricular cavity.

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