Acute abdominal aorta embolism caused by primary cardiac echinococcus cyst

T Rosenberg; Y P Panayiotopoulos; E Bastounis; E Papalambros; P Balas

doi:10.1016/s0950-821x(05)80375-5

Acute abdominal aorta embolism caused by primary cardiac echinococcus cyst

Eur J Vasc Surg. 1993 Sep;7(5):582-5. doi: 10.1016/s0950-821x(05)80375-5.

Authors

T Rosenberg¹, Y P Panayiotopoulos, E Bastounis, E Papalambros, P Balas

Affiliation

¹ Surgical Clinic, Athens University, Laikon General Hospital, Greece.

PMID: 8405507
DOI: 10.1016/s0950-821x(05)80375-5

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Aorta, Abdominal
Aortic Diseases / diagnosis
Aortic Diseases / etiology*
Aortic Diseases / surgery
Cardiomyopathies / complications*
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
Cardiomyopathies / surgery
Echinococcosis / complications*
Echinococcosis / diagnosis
Echinococcosis / surgery
Embolism / diagnosis
Embolism / etiology*
Embolism / surgery
Female
Humans