2017-12-27
Cardio-abdominal echinococcosis
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A man with a visible pulsating abdominal mass
IDCases , Volume 11 p. 46- 47
A 35-year-old Moroccan man presented with pain in the upper left abdomen for one day. He had a 13-year history of high-dose albendazole treatment for inoperable cystic cardiac echinococcosis and dilated, but stable cardiomyopathy. Physical examination demonstrated a visible and palpable mass pulsating synchronous with every heartbeat in the left upper abdomen (Supplementary Video 1). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with contrast enhancement (Panel A: axial view, Panel B: coronal view of Fig. 1) demonstrated progression of pericardial Echinococcus granulosus cysts over a trajectory of 18 cm with breakthrough into the abdominal cavity. [...]
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doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.12.008, hdl.handle.net/1765/103936 | |
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Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
Jainandunsing, S., Oei, L., Oei, E., Budde, R., Alsma, J., van Hellemond, J., … Schurink, C. (2017). Cardio-abdominal echinococcosis. IDCases, 11, 46–47. doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2017.12.008 |