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[Hydatid pulmonary embolism].

Aïda Mokaddem·Wissem Sdiri·K Selmi·Kaouther Bachraoui·H Makni·Badia Dargouth·Salem Kachboura·Med Rachid Boujnah
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Abstract

Hydatid pulmonary embolism is an uncommon condition resulting from the rupture of hydatid heart cyst or the opening of a visceral hydatid cyst often in the liver into the venous circulation. We report a case of 60 years old woman, admitted to hospital for acute heart pulmonale due to fistulization of an hepatic hydatid cyst into the inferior vena cava.

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Aïda Mokaddem, Wissem Sdiri, K Selmi, Kaouther Bachraoui, H Makni, Badia Dargouth, Salem Kachboura, Med Rachid Boujnah. 2003. [Hydatid pulmonary embolism].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14986547/

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