Case report: hydatid cyst of the aorta.
We report a rare case of hydatid cyst presenting as a 13 cm cyst in the wall of the lower mediastinal portion of the thoracic aorta associated with splenic and peritoneal cysts. The diagnostic problems are discussed.
Hendaoui
L
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Department of Radiology, Hospital H. Mongi Slim, La Marsa, Tunisia.
Siala
M
M
Fourati
A
A
Thameur
M H
MH
Hamza
R
R
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed