title: CT demonstration of pulmonary embolism due to the rupture of a giant hepatic hydatid disease.
abstract: Hydatid disease can be seen anywhere in the body and presents with a variety of clinical symptoms and imaging features according to its location. In this article, computed tomography features of a giant hepatic hydatid cyst extending into the right atrium and causing pulmonary embolism are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Pamukkale University Education and Research Center, Kinikli Kampusu, 20100 Denizli, Turkey. dtherek@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Duygu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Herek
authors.forename: Nevzat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karabulut
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed