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Pulmonary artery embolism due to a ruptured hepatic hydatid cyst: clinical and radiologic imaging findings

Authors: Veysel Akgun, Bilal Battal, Bulent Karaman, Fatih Ors, Omer Deniz, Adriatik Daku

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 5/2011

Abstract

Hydatid pulmonary embolism is an uncommon condition resulting from the rupture of a hydatid heart cyst or the opening of a visceral hydatid cyst into the venous circulation. We report a rare case with multiple intra-arterial pulmonary hydatid cyst emboli originating from a hepatic hydatid cyst ruptured into the hepatic segment of the inferior vena cava. We present the ultrasonography findings of hepatic hydatid cyst and multidetector computed tomography pulmonary angiography images demonstrating both multiple hydatid cyst emboli and their hepatic origin.

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Title: Pulmonary artery embolism due to a ruptured hepatic hydatid cyst: clinical and radiologic imaging findings
Authors: Veysel Akgun
Bilal Battal
Bulent Karaman
Fatih Ors
Omer Deniz
Adriatik Daku
Publication date: 01-10-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-011-0953-8

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Pulmonary artery embolism due to a ruptured hepatic hydatid cyst: clinical and radiologic imaging findings

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