Tropical Medicine & Surgery

Ben Jmaa Hela

Publications

• Case Report
  Surgical Management of Cardiopericardial Hydatid Disease: A Tunisian Center Experience
  Author(s): Ben Jmaa Hela, Bouassida Abir, Triki Faten, Dammak Aiman, Hentati Abdessalem, Ben Jmaa Tarak, Souissi Iheb, Masmoudi Sayda, Elleuch Nizar, Kammoun Samir, Ben Jmaa Mounir, Karoui Abdelhamid and Frikha ImedBen Jmaa Hela, Bouassida Abir, Triki Faten, Dammak Aiman, Hentati Abdessalem, Ben Jmaa Tarak, Souissi Iheb, Masmoudi Sayda, Elleuch Nizar, Kammoun Samir, Ben Jmaa Mounir, Karoui Abdelhamid and Frikha Imed
  
  Introduction: Cardiac hydatid disease is a rare, but it is potentially a life-threatening pathology. It has fatal complications such as valvular dysfunction, free wall rupture, embolism, anaphylactic reactions, conduction disturbances, or congestive heart failure. Methods: We report 12 cases of cardiopericardial hydatid disease that underwent operation in our institution between January 1998 and December 2014, and we review our results. The mean age was 31.83 years and it ranges of 11 to 65 years. Male to female ratio was 1. The diagnosis of hydatid disease was confirmed by transthoracic echocardiography in all patients. The cyst was located in the left ventricular free wall in 5 cases, the right ventricular free wall in 1 case, the interventricular septum in 3 cases, the interatrial septum in 2 cases, and the pericardium in 1 case... View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9088.1000200

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