Hydatid pulmonary embolism from a ruptured mediastinal cyst: High-resolution computed tomography, angiographic, and pathologic findings

Tomás Franquet; Vicente Plaza; Jaume Llauger; Ana Giménez; Ramón Bordes

doi:10.1097/00005382-199904000-00015

Hydatid pulmonary embolism from a ruptured mediastinal cyst: High-resolution computed tomography, angiographic, and pathologic findings

Tomás Franquet, Vicente Plaza, Jaume Llauger, Ana Giménez, Ramón Bordes

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Abstract

Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation caused by the larval stage of a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus. This report describes an extremely rare complication of echinococcal disease in which severe pulmonary hypertension developed after massive hydatid pulmonary embolism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	138-141
Journal	Journal of Thoracic Imaging
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00005382-199904000-00015
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1999

Keywords

Computed tomography
Hydatid disease
Mediastinum
Pulmonary embolism

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Franquet, T., Plaza, V., Llauger, J., Giménez, A., & Bordes, R. (1999). Hydatid pulmonary embolism from a ruptured mediastinal cyst: High-resolution computed tomography, angiographic, and pathologic findings. Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 14(2), 138-141. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005382-199904000-00015

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In: Journal of Thoracic Imaging, Vol. 14, No. 2, 01.01.1999, p. 138-141.

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