title: Case report: hydatid cyst of the aorta.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital H. Mongi Slim, La Marsa, Tunisia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hendaoui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siala
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fourati
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Thameur
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamza
mesh_terms: 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