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  • Title: [Hydatic pulmonary embolism complicating a cardiac hydatic cyst. A case report].
    Author: Kammoun I, Ben Halima A, Ammar J, Chine S, Chaabane O, Zouaoui W, Rebeh B, Keskes H, Gargouri S, Lefi A, Hamzaoui A, Kachboura S.
    Journal: Tunis Med; 2004 Aug; 82(8):777-80. PubMed ID: 15532775.
    Abstract:
    Hydatic pulmonary embolism: complication of a cardiac hydatic cyst:a case report hydatic cardiac cyst is a rare condition and represents only 0.5 to 2% of all visceral localisations of the hydatid disease. We reported a 28 year old patient with a multiple hydatic pulmonary embolism caused by the rupture of a hydatic cyst of the interventricular septum. The diagnosis was established by transthoracic echocardiography and CT Scan. Surgery was performed without delay and the outcome was good after a five month follow-up. This case illustrates the diagnostic value of the non invasive imaging means in hydatic cyst of the heart and underlines the importance of surgery realized before complications occur.
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