title: Acute abdominal aorta embolism caused by primary cardiac echinococcus cyst.
abstract: Embolism of the abdominal aorta by an echinococcus cyst is extremely rare and is due to rupture of an intracardiac hydatid cyst. We report a case of abdominal aortic embolism by a primary intracardiac echinococcus cyst which was treated successfully with bilateral femoral embolectomy followed by direct aortotomy. We found only 16 previous cases reported and only one caused by a primary cyst.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Clinic, Athens University, Laikon General Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Panayiotopoulos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bastounis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papalambros
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balas
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans