08 March 2026
: Case report 
Ruptured Pericardial Hydatid Cyst Causing Mitral Annulus Distortion With Severe Mitral Regurgitation and Tamponade-like Symptoms: A Case Report
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unusual setting of medical care, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Abdelrahman Jamiel
ABDEF 1,2,3*, Shaimaa Mohamed AEF 4, Norah Khalid Alobaid EF 5, Khalid A. Mohamed BEF 4, Amjad M.A. Ahmed ABDEF 1,2, Mohammad Salman Mohammad BD 6
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950600
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950600
Figure 3 (A) Transthoracic echocardiography (parasternal long-axis view) showing a mass within the pericardium posterior to the mitral valve (blue arrow). (B) Transthoracic echocardiography (parasternal short-axis view) showing a mass within the pericardium posterior to the mitral valve (blue arrow). (C) M-mode echocardiography showing a mass within the pericardium posterior to the mitral valve (blue arrow).