title: Hydatid cyst of the abdominal aorta and common iliac arteries complicated by a false aneurysm: a case report.
abstract: The rupture of hydatid cysts into the abdominal aorta is an unusual and serious complication of the hydatid disease. The authors describe a case of a 12-year-old girl with hydatid disease presenting as a retroperitoneal mass invading the wall of the abdominal aortic bifurcation and complicated by a false aneurysm. Difficulties of preoperative diagnosis and operative management were discussed, and the literature was reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zerrin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pulathan
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cay
authors.forename: Yaşar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Güven
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sarihan
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space