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

T Franquet; V Plaza; J Llauger; A Gimenez; R Bordes

doi:10.1097/00005382-199904000-00015

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

T Franquet, V Plaza, J Llauger, A Gimenez, R Bordes

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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
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Thoracic Imaging
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00005382-199904000-00015
Publication status	Published - Apr 1999

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