title: Pulmonary Embolism Originating from a Hepatic Hydatid Cyst Ruptured into the Inferior Vena Cava: CT and MRI Findings.
abstract: Pulmonary embolism due to hydatid cysts is a very rare clinical entity. Hydatid pulmonary embolism can be distinguished from other causes of pulmonary embolism with contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI especially displays the cystic nature of lesions better than CECT. Here we report a 45-year-old male patient with the pulmonary embolism due to ruptured hydatid liver cyst into the inferior vena cava.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42080, Turkey.
authors.forename: Necdet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Poyraz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Disease, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42080, Turkey.
authors.forename: Soner
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demirbaş
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Disease, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42080, Turkey.
authors.forename: Celalettin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Disease, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42080, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kürşat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uzun