Marti-Bonmati L, Touza R, Montes H
Servicio de Radiodiagnostico, Hospital LA FE, Valencia, Spain.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1988 Oct;11(5):296-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02577040.
Primary hydatid cyst of the mediastinum is rare. We report a patient with a primary mediastinal hydatid cyst which ruptured into the aorta, resulting in bilateral popliteal embolism. The contrast-enhanced computed tomographic features represent a pathognomonic sign of a communicating rupture of an echinococcal cyst into the aorta. Comparison is made with ultrasonography and aortography.
