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Embolization of Ruptured Hepatic Hydatid Cyst to Pulmonary Artery in an Elderly Patient: Multidetector computed tomography findings
Pulmonary embolism due to hydatid disease is an unusual condition resulting from the rupture of a hydatic heart cyst or the opening of liver hydatidosis into the venous circulation. A 78-year old male patient complaining of dyspnea, cough and severe chest pain was admitted to our emergency department. A multidetector c …