Cerebral Infarction Revealing a Cardiac Hydatid Cyst

Rabiou S, Moussa TD, Obenda NS, Sanoussi S and El Kouach M

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan II, Morroco
Department of Medical Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan II, Morroco
Department of Neurosurgery, HNN, Niamey, Niger
Department of Cardiac surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan II, Morroco

^*Correspondance to: Sani Rabiou 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1097

Abstract

The author’s report the case of an ischemic stroke complicating cardiac hydatid cyst in a young patient. This is a rare clinical situation of accidental discovery in the workup of an ischemic stroke. The systematic cardiovascular examination with a cardiac ultrasound allowed us to suspect this diagnosis given the context of hydatid endemic. The support consisted of surgical excision of hydatid cyst under cardiopulmonary bypass. The postoperative course was marked by the occurring of an array of respiratory distress at Day 5 post surgery.

Keywords

Cerebral infarction; Cardiac ultrasonography; Hydatidosis

Cite the article

Rabiou S, Moussa TD, Obenda NS, Sanoussi S, El Kouach M. Cerebral Infarction Revealing a Cardiac Hydatid Cyst. Clin Surg. 2016; 1: 1097.