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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2023

Giant circumflex artery with bilobed saccular aneurysm and right atrial fistula mimicking a bi-atrial hydatid cyst: a case report.

Aida Soufiani, Hamza Chraibi, Samah El-Mhadi, Zineb Agoumy, Zineb Fassi Fehri, Rokya Fellat, Adil Bensouda, Nesma Bendagha, Said Moughil

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9 authors.

Aida SoufianiCardiology A Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Hamza ChraibiCardiology A Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2550-2069
Samah El-MhadiCardiology A Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Zineb AgoumyCardiology A Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Zineb Fassi FehriCardiology A Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Rokya FellatCardiology A Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Adil BensoudaCardiovascular Surgery B Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Nesma BendaghaCardiology A Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Said MoughilCardiovascular Surgery B Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.

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Abstract

Coronary artery fistulas (CAF) are rare anomalies that pose a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Most of them originate from the right coronary artery and are congenital. They are often associated with coronary aneurysms. We report the case of a 38-year-old Black man who presented with exertion dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography found what was thought to be a bi-atrial hydatid cyst, alongside a right atrial shunt. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed a cystic lesion hypointense on T1 and T2 sequences, located next to the left atrium as well as an aneurysmal circumflex artery shunting in the right atrium. Coronary angiography and computed tomography angiography confirmed the bilobed circumflex saccular aneurysm and CAF. The patient underwent a successful surgery, which consisted of closure of the fistula using two patches. He was discharged after an uneventful postoperative course. Our case report illustrates the diagnostic difficulty of CAF and the importance of multimodal imaging.

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Coronary aneurysmCoronary artery fistulaCoronary cameral fistulaMultimodal imaging

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PMID36908687
PMCPMC9997557

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