title: [Fatal hydatid pulmonary embolism during hepatectomy for hydatid cyst. Apropos of a case].
abstract: Liver Hydatid cysts located close to the inferior vena cava and the sus-hepatic veins are known for their risk of rupture inside these veins. The authors report the case of a patient who died from massive pulmonary embolism during the surgical treatment (hepatectomy) of liver hydatid cysts. Diagnosis and treatment of these fistula are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Chirurgicale 1, Hôpital G. & R. Laënnec, Nantes.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Letessier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Afkhami
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paineau
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hamelin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lerat
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Visset
mesh_terms: D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Embolie pulmonaire hydatique mortelle lors d'une hépatectectomie pour kyste hydatique. Rapport d'un cas.