Cardio-abdominal echinococcosis : A man with a visible pulsating abdominal mass
2018
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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